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A <code>float</code> (in full, "floating point value") is a number that contains a decimal place. This is as opposed to an [[integer]], which stores only whole numbers. | A <code>float</code> (in full, "floating point value") is a number that contains a decimal place. This is as opposed to an [[integer]], which stores only whole numbers. | ||
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A float (in full, "floating point value") is a number that contains a decimal place. This is as opposed to an integer, which stores only whole numbers.
A float requires significantly more memory to store but offers a far higher degree of precision.