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Elsewhere on the Web"Definition of Float"Definition: Float is short for floating point and is a fundamental (i.e. built into the compiler) type used to define numbers with fractional parts.
The float type can represent values ranging from approximately 1.5 × 10−45 to 3.4 × 1038 with a precision of 7 digits. There is also a double. Numbers without fractional parts can be stored in ints. Glossary:A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y ZInts[/link]. Examples: I stored the batting averages in a float variable. Elsewhere on the Web |
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