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floating point value

subject fact

floating point value can be compared to an integer without casting added by: JK, source: On To Java, 2001-10-19 11:36:47.0
is a subtopic of Variables and Data Types
is a kind of primitive value added by: DS, 2001-10-19 11:36:47.0

value
if a value is assigned to a variable
then the value must have the same type as the variable
or the value must have a type that is a subtype of the variable's type
2001-10-19 11:38:12.0
has a format
has a size in bytes

Kinds of floating point value :

floating point value	can be compared to an integer without casting
	is a subtopic of Variables and Data Types
	is a kind of primitive value
value	if a value is assigned to a variable then the value must have the same type as the variable or the value must have a type that is a subtype of the variable's type
	has a format
	has a size in bytes