C-04-Q206mediumsingle_mcq
A negative characteristic is denoted by—
A negative characteristic is denoted by—
- aminus sign on left
- bbar over the characteristic
- cbrackets around it
- dunderline below it
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By convention a negative characteristic is written with a bar placed over the digit, not with an ordinary minus sign. This keeps only the characteristic negative while the mantissa stays positive.