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  1. What is the difference between float and double? - Stack Overflow

    Dec 31, 2021 · I've read about the difference between double precision and single precision. However, in most cases, float and double seem to be interchangeable, i.e. using one or the other does not …

  2. O que é o float em Python? - Stack Overflow em Português

    Jul 14, 2019 · O tipo float é associado ao valor de um objeto armazenado na memória e tem um formato interno específico que é capaz de representar um valor fracionado. Note que em Python as variáveis …

  3. integer - What exactly is a float? - Stack Overflow

    May 9, 2012 · 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 example in decimal …

  4. Is using increment (operator++) on floats bad? - Stack Overflow

    Is it bad to use the increment operator ++ on floats? It compiles but I find it counter-intuitive. In what cases is using ++ on float variable justified and better than += 1.0f? If there are no use...

  5. java - What is the difference between the float and integer data type ...

    Jan 26, 2011 · float stores floating-point values, that is, values that have potential decimal places int only stores integral values, that is, whole numbers So while both are 32 bits wide, their use (and …

  6. 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.

  7. How to use % operator for float values in c - Stack Overflow

    Sep 21, 2011 · How to use % operator for float values in c Asked 14 years, 3 months ago Modified 8 years, 2 months ago Viewed 74k times

  8. comparing float/double values using == operator - Stack Overflow

    The code review tool I use complains with the below when I start comparing two float values using equality operator. What is the correct way and how to do it? Is there a helper function (commons-*)...

  9. 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 to use foo = …

  10. 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 before/after the decimal point. …