Difference between revisions of "Floating Point Number"
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| + | A float (short for floating-point number) is a data type that has 32 bits of space. | ||
=Relevance= | =Relevance= | ||
| + | Floats are commonly used for complex numbers in programming. Being floating-point numbers, floats can hold decimal precision. | ||
=Explanation= | =Explanation= | ||
| + | Floats can be used for arithmetic expressions such as addition, multiplication, division in programming. | ||
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| + | float a = 5f; // notice the f after the number, this is necessary to specify that the value is a float. | ||
| + | float b = 2.5f; | ||
| + | float result1, result2, result3; // You can also declare several variables of the same type this way. | ||
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| + | result1 = a + b; // result1 = 7.5f | ||
| + | result2 = a * b; // result2 = 12.5f | ||
| + | result3 = a / b; // result3 = 2f | ||
| + | </syntaxhighlight> | ||
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== See also == | == See also == | ||
* [[Float]] | * [[Float]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:00, 8 August 2019
Contents
Definition
A float (short for floating-point number) is a data type that has 32 bits of space.
Relevance
Floats are commonly used for complex numbers in programming. Being floating-point numbers, floats can hold decimal precision.
Explanation
Floats can be used for arithmetic expressions such as addition, multiplication, division in programming.
float a = 5f; // notice the f after the number, this is necessary to specify that the value is a float.
float b = 2.5f;
float result1, result2, result3; // You can also declare several variables of the same type this way.
result1 = a + b; // result1 = 7.5f
result2 = a * b; // result2 = 12.5f
result3 = a / b; // result3 = 2f
