# minifloat

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A small float (an elaborately decorated vehicle in a parade or pageant).
2. A floating-point number represented with very few bits (such as 8 or 16, when a more common size would be 32 or 64 bits).

## Etymology
From mini- + float.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/minifloat