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What is the difference between float and double data types in Java?
publish date: 2020/09/16 01:01:00 GMT+10
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float is a decimal number and double is not
float can be used inside classes but double cannot
float provides less decimal points than double
float cannot be passed as a variable to method but double could be
Correct Answer
float provides less decimal points than double
Explanation
Both double and float data type are used to represent floating point numbers in Java, a double data type is more precise than float. A double variable can provide precision up to 16 decimal points as compared to float precision of 7 decimal digits.
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