note 78668 added to language.types.float

Floating point values have a limited precision. Hence a value might not have the same string representation after any processing. That also includes writing a floating point value in your script and directly printing it without any mathematical operations. If you would like to know more about "floats" and what IEEE 754 is read this: http://docs.sun.com/source/806-3568/ncg_goldberg.html ---- Server IP: 69.147.83.197 Probable Submitter: 72.14.228.89 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.types.float.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/78668 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/78668/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/78668/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/78668/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/78668/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/78668/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/78668/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/78668 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/78668 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php