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Explain the difference between FLOAT, DOUBLE and REAL. ?

Explain the difference between FLOAT, DOUBLE and REAL.?????
Asked by Manju S Reddy | Mar 18, 2010 |  Reply now
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Hi Manjunath,
FLOATs store floating point numbers with 8 place accuracy and take up 4 bytes. DOUBLEs store floating point numbers with 16 place accuracy and take up 8 bytes. REAL is a synonym of FLOAT for now.
Mar 18, 2010