integer - What exactly is a float? - Stack Overflow
Apr 11, 2011 · This is the reason why we call them "floating point numbers" - we allow the decimal point to "float" depending on how big the number that we want to write is. Let's give an …
What is the point of float('inf') in Python? - Stack Overflow
Dec 14, 2015 · Just wondering over here, what is the point of having a variable store an infinite value in a program? Is there any actual use and is there any case where it would be preferable …
How are floating point numbers stored in memory? - Stack Overflow
Oct 4, 2011 · The float type matches the IEC 60559 single format. The double type matches the IEC 60559 double format. The long double type matches an IEC 60559 extended format. in …
what's the largest number float type can hold? - Stack Overflow
Feb 14, 2020 · I'm new to programming and have recently come up with this simple question . float type has 32 bits in which 8 bits are for the whole number part (the mantissa). so my …
How many digits can float8, float16, float32, float64, and float128 ...
Jun 9, 2019 · Numpy's dtype documentation only shows "x bits exponent, y bits mantissa" for each float type, but I couldn't translate that to exactly how many digits …
Difference between decimal, float and double in .NET?
Mar 6, 2009 · What is the difference between decimal, float and double in .NET? When would someone use one of these?
How to get a random number between a float range?
May 22, 2011 · random.randrange(start, stop) only takes integer arguments. So how would I get a random number between two float values?
Should I use double or float? - Stack Overflow
Jul 2, 2009 · 1 The main difference between float and double is precision. Wikipedia has more info about Single precision (float) and Double precision.
Float and Int Both 4 Bytes? How Come?
Jan 6, 2012 · In C, an int and float each take up 4 bytes, or 32 bits, in memory. The difference between int and float is not the number of bits they take up in memory, but rather in the way …
What is the inclusive range of float and double in Java?
Nov 5, 2013 · What is the inclusive range of float and double in Java? Why are you not recommended to use float or double for anything where precision is critical?