Explain the difference between FLOAT, DOUBLE and REAL.
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Answer / boobalan
Float is data type which holds the 8 bytes memory to
holds the floating values even if we give the values in
integer(4)it takes as float(4.0).
Double is also same to the float that is also takes 8
bytes main purpose is to holds the long values of varible
(example:phone no),thank you.......
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Answer / leena
Float is 8 bytes with 15 digits precision
Double is same as float
Real is 4 bytes with 7 digits precision
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Answer / manager
float floats on water and double drowns in water
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