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C#

Posted by Tucker Kunkle
Tucker Kunkle
256 Points

is a float variable the same as a double variable

when I was watching the c# video on variable types, I didn't see the float variable. in its place (or I thought was its place) was the double variable.... doesn't the float variable have the double value? example: float number = 5.564;

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Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
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Hi there, Tucker Kunkle! There is a data type in C# named float as well as double and decimal. All are "floating point types." The difference between them really is the minimum and maximum size. A float is the smallest, double is the middle size, and decimal is the largest. I would say that double is probably used most often just because it is the mid-range size.

Here's some documentation on floating point types in C#

Hope this helps! :sparkles:

Tucker Kunkle
Tucker Kunkle
256 Points

thank you! this answered my question perfectly!