PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLERS-ACCESS
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Author: Petruzella
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Chapter 3, Problem 10P
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Floating-point number:
- A floating-point number refers to a real number which contains a fractional part.
- It does not have any limitations on the number of digits it must contain after the decimal point.
- Some of the examples of floating-point numbers include 15.568754231, 3.0, and -23.45.
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