The fractional portion of a real number is represented by digits to the right of the ____.
A) radix point
B) mantissa
C) exponent
D) base

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The radix point, also known as the decimal point, separates the whole number part from the fractional part of a real number. Therefore, the digits to the right of the radix point represent the fractional portion of the number. The mantissa refers to the significant digits of a number in scientific notation, the exponent represents the power of 10 used in scientific notation, and the base refers to the number system being used (e.g. decimal, binary, hexadecimal).

The Fractional Portion of a Real Number Is Represented by Digits