From:	hughett AT chaplin DOT med DOT upenn DOT edu (Paul Hughett)
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Subject:	Re: Longer number than float
Date:	23 Dec 1998 22:10:43 GMT
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Oliver Batchelor (batchg AT ihug DOT co DOT nz) wrote:
: Is there a variable that has more digits than a float ??

: i have been using long   except thats not very accurate  ..

On most architectures, type double has more significant digits than
does float (usually 15 vs 6 or so).  If you are not already
familiar with the difference between integer and floating-point
types, now would be a good time to learn it.

Paul Hughett

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