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-.. highlight:: cpp
-
-.. _lang-float:
-
-``float``
-=========
-
-Single-precision floating point number. Occupies 4 bytes. On Maple,
-the ``float`` type has a range of approximately -3.40282×10^38 to
-3.40282×10^38; the ``float`` type is subject to the same
-:ref:`overflow issues <lang-variables-rollover>` as any numeric data
-type.
-
-``float``\ s 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. You can get more precision by using a :ref:`double
-<lang-double>` (which has a precision of about 16 decimal digits).
-
-The following example declares a ``float`` value named ``myfloat``::
-
- float myfloat;
-
-This example declares a ``float`` value named ``sensorCalibrate``,
-with value 1.117::
-
- float sensorCalibrate = 1.117;
-
-The general syntax for declaring a float named ``var`` with value
-``val`` is::
-
- float var = val;
-
-Here is a more extended example involving a :ref:`float cast
-<lang-floatcast>`::
-
- int x;
- int y;
- float z;
-
- x = 1;
- y = x / 2; // y now contains 0, ints can't hold fractions
- z = float(x) / 2; // z now contains .5
-
-See Also
---------
-
-- :ref:`double <lang-double>`
-- :ref:`Variables <lang-variables>`
-
-.. include:: cc-attribution.txt