Floating point numbers are numbers with a decimal point.
/* From C in a Nutshell, page 27 */ #include <stdio.h> #include <float.h> int main( void ) { printf( "Storage size = %lu bytes\n", sizeof( float ) ); printf( "Smallest possible value = %E\n", FLT_MIN ); printf( "Largest possible value = %E\n", FLT_MAX ); printf( "Precision = %d decimal digits\n", FLT_DIG ); return 0; }
Storage size = 4 bytes Smallest possible value = 1.175494E-38 Largest possible value = 3.402823E+38 Precision = 6 decimal digitsTOC | Prev | Next