Created: 2023-01-11 12:12
Status: #concept
Subject: Programming
Tags: C C Data Type

Float

A fractional number that is represented with numbers after the decimal point.

Because the Floating Point can move between the numbers, the alias for Floats are Floating Point Numbers.

C

In C, there is an extended version of Float that has higher precision: Double numbers, which is allocated 8 Bytes instead of 4.
By default, all floating point constants are stored as Double unless specified using the F suffix after the decimals.

4.21 // automatically stored as Double
6.56F // specified to be stored as Float