Real Data Type

A real data type is a data type used in a computer program to represent an approximation of a real number. Because the real numbers are not countable, computers cannot represent them exactly using a finite amount of information. Most often, a computer will use a rational approximation to a real number.

Read more about Real Data Type:  Rational Numbers, Fixed Point Numbers, Floating Point Numbers

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