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English word origin

Etymology of ulp

Imitative, or possibly a variant of gulp.

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
intj

The sound of a person gulping in fear.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Imitative, or possibly a variant of gulp.

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Source etymology 2

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noun

The value that the least significant digit of a floating-point number represents, used as a measure of accuracy in numeric calculations.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Abbreviation of unit in the last place or unit of least precision, coined in 1960 by Canadian mathematician and computer scientist William Kahan (born 1933).

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