In Java, specifically Floating-point, what is the difference between float and double? [duplicate]

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I've seen examples of the terms "float" and "double" being applied to different scenarios and seem to understand that bits and bytes serve some role, but I cannot find a clear explanation of what the difference is. Memory constraints seem like the cause of such differentiation

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doubles store twice as much information – OneCricketeer

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float has size of 4 bytes with range 3.4e-038 to 3.4e+038 . whereas double has size of 8 bytes with the range 1.7e-308 to 1.7e+308. float allows 6 decimal digits whereas double allows 15 decimal digits.

please go through this link for more info https://www.javatpoint.com/float-vs-double-java .