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[[category:variables]][[category:Glossary]] | [[category:variables]][[category:Glossary]] | ||
A 32-bit floating point number. Usually stored according to IEEE754. They are used to store decimal numbers. Floating points are | A 32-bit floating point number. Usually stored according to IEEE754. They are used to store decimal numbers. Floating points are greatly used in graphics programs and games, but not so much in general applications. | ||
==Wikipedia Links== | ==Wikipedia Links== | ||
* [[Wikipedia:Floating point|Floating-point numbers]] | * [[Wikipedia:Floating point|Floating-point numbers]] | ||
* [[Wikipedia:IEEE floating-point standard|IEEE754 Standard]] | * [[Wikipedia:IEEE floating-point standard|IEEE754 Standard]] | ||
Revision as of 12:48, 1 January 2008
A 32-bit floating point number. Usually stored according to IEEE754. They are used to store decimal numbers. Floating points are greatly used in graphics programs and games, but not so much in general applications.