Float
The Float datatype is a type of computing variable. It has three parts: the mantissa, the exponent, and the sign.
The mantissa is the number itself. It is raised to the 10^(exponent) power. The sign determines whether the number is positive or negative.
Advantages and Disadvantages with Fixed Datatype
Advantages:
Float has a significantly larger range of numbers than fixed. (123450000000 and 0.00012345 take up the same space)
It is an important metric in measuring computational power (in FLOPS)
Disadvantages:
Float takes up slightly larger space than Fixed to excersise its full potential
Possibility of low-precision rounding
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