Can someone explain Float to me better?

Question

I'm new to programming, and not the greatest at math either. I understand things like Int, String, Bool etc. but it seems i cannot understand the purpose of Float function. Anybody have a good analogy or something?

Answer 1

Float and Double numbers with decimals

4.35357929

Int whole numbers
232

Answer 2

Precision is the main difference between Float / Double / Decimal.

Float - 7 digits (32 bit)

Double-15-16 digits (64 bit)

Decimal -28-29 significant digits (128 bit)

Higher precision and are usually used within financial applications that require a high degree of accuracy

Answer 3

Decimal -> long double?