#Floating Point data types; variables & literals

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hasty juniper
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Anyone know of where I can find the best and most succinct explanation for a beginner to understand floating point variables, literals.
Or even an explanation here would be amazing.
Thank you

buoyant hollow
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You're working with C++, correct? What part are you trying to understand?

hasty juniper
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Yes sir. Pretty much all of it

buoyant hollow
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE_754

IEEE 754

The IEEE Standard for Floating-Point Arithmetic (IEEE 754) is a technical standard for floating-point arithmetic established in 1985 by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). The standard addressed many problems found in the diverse floating-point implementations that made them difficult to use reliably and portably. Many...

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Basically this

hasty juniper
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damn im fcked arent I lol

buoyant hollow
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Nah it's actually pretty simple

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But for college classes you will need this one

hasty juniper
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ah i see. All self learning from me, coming from a completely different field.

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Thank you for the links appreciate it.