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-.. _arduino-float:
-
-float
-=====
-
-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 3.4028235E+38
-and as low as -3.4028235E+38. They are stored as 32 bits (4 bytes)
-of information.
-
-
-
-Floats have only 6-7 decimal digits of precision. That means the
-total number of digits, not the number to the right of the decimal
-point. Unlike other platforms, where you can get more precision by
-using a double (e.g. up to 15 digits), on the Arduino, double is
-the same size as float.
-
-
-
-Floating point numbers are not exact, and may yield strange results
-when compared. For example ``6.0 / 3.0`` may not equal ``2.0``. You
-should instead check that the absolute value of the difference
-between the numbers is less than some small number.
-
-
-
-Floating point math is also much slower than integer math in
-performing calculations, so should be avoided if, for example, a
-loop has to run at top speed for a critical timing function.
-Programmers often go to some lengths to convert floating point
-calculations to integer math to increase speed.
-
-
-
-Examples
---------
-
-::
-
- float myfloat;
- float sensorCalbrate = 1.117;
-
-
-
-Syntax
-------
-
-::
-
- float var = val;
-
-
-
-
-- var - your float variable name
-- val - the value you assign to that variable
-
-
-
-Example Code
-------------
-
-::
-
- int x;
- int y;
- float z;
-
- x = 1;
- y = x / 2; // y now contains 0, ints can't hold fractions
- z = (float)x / 2.0; // z now contains .5 (you have to use 2.0, not 2)
-
-
-
-See Also
---------
-
-
-- `int <http://arduino.cc/en/Reference/Int>`_
-- `double <http://arduino.cc/en/Reference/Double>`_
-- `Variable Declaration <http://arduino.cc/en/Reference/VariableDeclaration>`_
-