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Floating Point Exception C++ Why and what is it?

A “floating point number” is how computers usually represent numbers that are not integers — basically, a number with a decimal point. In C++ you declare them with float instead of int. A floating point exception is an error that occurs when you try to do something impossible with a floating point number, such as … Read more

What is float in Java?

In Java, when you type a decimal number as 3.6, its interpreted as a double. double is a 64-bit precision IEEE 754 floating point, while floatis a 32-bit precision IEEE 754 floating point. As a float is less precise than a double, the conversion cannot be performed implicitly. If you want to create a float, you should end your number with f (i.e.: 3.6f).