An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics
English-French-Persian

A representation of a real number between 0 and 1, as written a = d₁d₂d₃ ..., where each d_i is one of the digits 0, 1, 2, ..., 9. This means that a = d₁ x 10^-1 + d₂ x 10^-2 + d₃ x 10^-3+ ...

→ decimal; → representation.

1) The act or the action of representing; the state of being represented.
2) The expression by some term, character, symbol, or the like.

M.E. representacion, from L. repraesentation, from repraesentatus p.p. of repraesentare, from → re- + praesentare "to show, give, present for approval," from praesens, from praeesse "to be before others, to be present," from prae- "before," → pre- + esse "to be," cognate with Pers. ast "is," astan, hastan "to be."

Nemâyeš, nemâyandegi, from nemudan "to show, demonstrate, exhibit," → display