.. 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