C float Keyword

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Example

Print a floating-point number:

float myNum = 5.75;
printf("%f", myNum);

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Definition and Usage

The float keyword is a data type which stores fractional numbers.

It is usually 32 bits (4 bytes) long, and it can store positive and negative numbers with values between 3.4e−038 and 3.4e+038.

Read more about data types in our C Data Types Tutorial.

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