mantissa

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin mantissa, mantīsa, of unknown origin (said by Festus to be a loanword from Etruscan, but it may actually be from Celtic, possibly through Etruscan mediation).

Pronunciation

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Noun

mantissa (plural mantissas or mantissae)

1. (obsolete) A minor addition to a text.
2. (mathematics) The part of a common logarithm after the decimal point, the fractional part of a logarithm.
3. (mathematics, computing) The significand; that part of a floating-point number or number in scientific notation that contains its significant digits.

   Synonym: significand

Usage notes

The use of mantissa to refer to significant digits in a floating point number or scientific notation is discouraged by some in favor of significand, due to earlier distinct usage for the logarithm. It remains in widespread use in the US, however.

Translations

part of a logarithm after the decimal point

• Catalan: mantissa f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 尾数 (zh) (wěishù)

• Czech: mantisa f
• Finnish: mantissa
• French: mantisse (fr) f
• Galician: mantisa f
• German: Mantisse (de) f
• Hindi: अपूर्णांश (apūrṇāñś)
• Italian: mantissa (it) f
• Japanese: 仮数 (かすう, kasū)
• Polish: mantysa f
• Portuguese: mantissa f
• Russian: манти́сса (ru) f (mantíssa)
• Spanish: mantisa (es) f
• Tagalog: sampuambahagi

significand — see significand

Further reading

• common logarithm § Mantissa on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• significand on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Satanism, Satnamis, amastins, satanism, staminas

Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (see English mantissa), ultimately from Latin mantissa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑntisːɑ/, [ˈmɑ̝n̪t̪is̠ːɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑntisːɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): man‧tis‧sa

Noun

mantissa

1. (mathematics) mantissa (decimal part of a logarithm)

Declension

Inflection of mantissa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		mantissa	mantissat
genitive		mantissan	mantissojen
partitive		mantissaa	mantissoja
illative		mantissaan	mantissoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		mantissa	mantissat
accusative	nom.	mantissa	mantissat
	gen.	mantissan
genitive		mantissan	mantissojen mantissain rare
partitive		mantissaa	mantissoja
inessive		mantissassa	mantissoissa
elative		mantissasta	mantissoista
illative		mantissaan	mantissoihin
adessive		mantissalla	mantissoilla
ablative		mantissalta	mantissoilta
allative		mantissalle	mantissoille
essive		mantissana	mantissoina
translative		mantissaksi	mantissoiksi
abessive		mantissatta	mantissoitta
instructive		—	mantissoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of mantissa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative mantissani mantissani accusative nom. mantissani mantissani gen. mantissani genitive mantissani mantissojeni mantissaini rare partitive mantissaani mantissojani inessive mantissassani mantissoissani elative mantissastani mantissoistani illative mantissaani mantissoihini adessive mantissallani mantissoillani ablative mantissaltani mantissoiltani allative mantissalleni mantissoilleni essive mantissanani mantissoinani translative mantissakseni mantissoikseni abessive mantissattani mantissoittani instructive — — comitative — mantissoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative mantissasi mantissasi accusative nom. mantissasi mantissasi gen. mantissasi genitive mantissasi mantissojesi mantissaisi rare partitive mantissaasi mantissojasi inessive mantissassasi mantissoissasi elative mantissastasi mantissoistasi illative mantissaasi mantissoihisi adessive mantissallasi mantissoillasi ablative mantissaltasi mantissoiltasi allative mantissallesi mantissoillesi essive mantissanasi mantissoinasi translative mantissaksesi mantissoiksesi abessive mantissattasi mantissoittasi instructive — — comitative — mantissoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative mantissamme mantissamme accusative nom. mantissamme mantissamme gen. mantissamme genitive mantissamme mantissojemme mantissaimme rare partitive mantissaamme mantissojamme inessive mantissassamme mantissoissamme elative mantissastamme mantissoistamme illative mantissaamme mantissoihimme adessive mantissallamme mantissoillamme ablative mantissaltamme mantissoiltamme allative mantissallemme mantissoillemme essive mantissanamme mantissoinamme translative mantissaksemme mantissoiksemme abessive mantissattamme mantissoittamme instructive — — comitative — mantissoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative mantissanne mantissanne accusative nom. mantissanne mantissanne gen. mantissanne genitive mantissanne mantissojenne mantissainne rare partitive mantissaanne mantissojanne inessive mantissassanne mantissoissanne elative mantissastanne mantissoistanne illative mantissaanne mantissoihinne adessive mantissallanne mantissoillanne ablative mantissaltanne mantissoiltanne allative mantissallenne mantissoillenne essive mantissananne mantissoinanne translative mantissaksenne mantissoiksenne abessive mantissattanne mantissoittanne instructive — — comitative — mantissoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative mantissansa mantissansa accusative nom. mantissansa mantissansa gen. mantissansa genitive mantissansa mantissojensa mantissainsa rare partitive mantissaansa mantissojaan mantissojansa inessive mantissassaan mantissassansa mantissoissaan mantissoissansa elative mantissastaan mantissastansa mantissoistaan mantissoistansa illative mantissaansa mantissoihinsa adessive mantissallaan mantissallansa mantissoillaan mantissoillansa ablative mantissaltaan mantissaltansa mantissoiltaan mantissoiltansa allative mantissalleen mantissallensa mantissoilleen mantissoillensa essive mantissanaan mantissanansa mantissoinaan mantissoinansa translative mantissakseen mantissaksensa mantissoikseen mantissoiksensa abessive mantissattaan mantissattansa mantissoittaan mantissoittansa instructive — — comitative — mantissoineen mantissoinensa

Further reading

• “mantissa”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Italian

Etymology

From Latin mantissa, mantīsa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /manˈtis.sa/
• Rhymes: -issa
• Hyphenation: man‧tìs‧sa

Noun

mantissa f (plural mantisse)

1. (mathematics) mantissa (part of a logarithm after the decimal point)

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀫𑀦𑁆𑀢𑀺𑀲𑁆𑀲 (Brahmi script)
• मन्तिस्स (Devanagari script)
• মন্তিস্স (Bengali script)
• මන‍්තිස‍්ස (Sinhalese script)
• မန္တိဿ or မၼ်တိသ်သ (Burmese script)
• มนฺติสฺส or มันติสสะ (Thai script)
• ᨾᨶ᩠ᨲᩥᩔ (Tai Tham script)
• ມນ຺ຕິສ຺ສ or ມັນຕິສສະ (Lao script)
• មន្តិស្ស (Khmer script)
• 𑄟𑄚𑄴𑄖𑄨𑄥𑄴𑄥 (Chakma script)

Noun

mantissa

1. genitive/dative singular of mantin (“counsellor”)

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /mɐ̃ˈt͡ʃi.sɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /mɐ̃ˈt͡ʃi.sɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /mɐ̃ˈt͡ʃi.sa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ̃ˈti.sɐ/

Noun

mantissa f (plural mantissas)

1. (mathematics) mantissa (part of a logarithm after the decimal point)