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Term: FLOAT

Definition:
The FLOAT data type is a floating-point number with a binary precision. This ANSI data type is similar to NUMBER. It stores zero, positive, and negative floating-point numbers.

For FLOAT data types, precision p = Binary Precision (multiply by 0.30103 to convert).

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