What Is Mantissa in Simple Words?

: the part of a logarithm to the right of the decimal point.

What is mantissa function?

For a real number , the mantissa is defined as the positive fractional part , where. denotes the floor function. For example, for. , the mantissa is 0.14159. SEE ALSO: Characteristic, Floor Function, Fractional Part, Scientific Notation.

What is a mantissa in standard form?

In standard scientific notation, the mantissa is always written with one non-zero digit to the left of the decimal point. So, for example, while 847.13×101 is in scientific notation (with a mantissa of 847.13 ) it is not in standard scientific notation which would be 8.4713×103 .