C++ Float: Key Characteristics Explained

  1. Float is a data type used to store single-precision floating-point numbers.
  2. Usually, floats occupy 4 bytes (32 bits) of memory space.
  3. The range of values for a float is from 1.17549435e-38 to 3.40282347e+38, with an accuracy of 6 to 9 significant figures.
  4. Variables of type float can store decimal values, but their precision is limited, leading to possible rounding errors.
  5. Float is commonly used to store data that doesn’t require high precision, such as floating-point operations and physics calculations.
  6. In C++, a literal value of type float is treated as a double by default, and needs to have an “f” or “F” suffix added at the end to indicate that it is a float type.
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