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nitrogen on Oct 11, 2020 | parent | context | favorite | on: There are only four billion floats, so test them a...

Sometimes people use "binary point" to distinguish from decimal point and avoid the confusion of the dec- prefix.

SAI_Peregrinus on Oct 12, 2020 | [–]

"Radix point" or "radix place" are the generic terms I've seen most often.

erichocean on Oct 11, 2020 | [–]

"Fraction point" and "fraction (or fractional) places" might be a decent alternative that clearly works in any base, while also conveying its purpose.

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