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Name |  | ### float
Examples |  |
    float a;          // Declare variable "a" of type float
    a = 1.5387;       // Assign "a" the value 1.5387
    float b = -2.984; // Declare variable "b" and assign it the value -2.984
    float c = a + b;  // Declare variable "c" and assign it the sum of "a" and "b"
Description |  | Datatype for floating-point numbers, a number that has a decimal point. Floating-point numbers are often used to approximate analog and continuous values because they have greater resolution than integers. Floating-point numbers can be as large as 3.40282347E+38 and as low as -3.40282347E+38. They are stored as 32 bits of information.
Syntax |  |
    float var
    float var = value
Parameters |  |
var |  | variable name referencing the float
value |  | any floating-point value
Usage |  | Web & Application
Related |  | splitFloats() int

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