bignum (English, noun)
expansion: bignum (plural bignums)
Senses:
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: A number whose digits of precision are limited only by available memory (as opposed to the usual fixed-point arithmetic).
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: A very large number.
tags: broadly
slang
Forms:
form: bignums
tags: plural