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diff --git a/doc/classes/float.xml b/doc/classes/float.xml index 60878eb0bd..4bf04fe25f 100644 --- a/doc/classes/float.xml +++ b/doc/classes/float.xml @@ -4,9 +4,13 @@ Float built-in type. </brief_description> <description> - Float built-in type. + The [float] built-in type is a 64-bit double-precision floating-point number, equivalent to [code]double[/code] in C++. This type has 14 reliable decimal digits of precision. The [float] type can be stored in [Variant], which is the generic type used by the engine. The maximum value of [float] is approximately [code]1.79769e308[/code], and the minimum is approximately [code]-1.79769e308[/code]. + Many methods and properties in the engine use 32-bit single-precision floating-point numbers instead, equivalent to [code]float[/code] in C++, which have 6 reliable decimal digits of precision. For data structures such as [Vector2] and [Vector3], Godot uses 32-bit floating-point numbers by default, but it can be changed to use 64-bit doubles if Godot is compiled with the [code]float=64[/code] option. + Math done using the [float] type is not guaranteed to be exact or deterministic, and will often result in small errors. You should usually use the [method @GlobalScope.is_equal_approx] and [method @GlobalScope.is_zero_approx] methods instead of [code]==[/code] to compare [float] values for equality. </description> <tutorials> + <link title="Wikipedia: Double-precision floating-point format">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double-precision_floating-point_format</link> + <link title="Wikipedia: Single-precision floating-point format">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single-precision_floating-point_format</link> </tutorials> <methods> <method name="float" qualifiers="constructor"> @@ -231,11 +235,13 @@ <method name="operator unary+" qualifiers="operator"> <return type="float" /> <description> + Returns the same value as if the [code]+[/code] was not there. Unary [code]+[/code] does nothing, but sometimes it can make your code more readable. </description> </method> <method name="operator unary-" qualifiers="operator"> <return type="float" /> <description> + Returns the negative value of the [float]. If positive, turns the number negative. If negative, turns the number positive. With floats, the number zero can be either positive or negative. </description> </method> </methods> |