Question

data type double is used for which purpose?
in c language​

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:

The C programming language provides four other basic data types: float, double, char, and _Bool. A variable declared to be of type float can be used for storing floating-point numbers (values containing decimal places). The double type is the same as type float, only with roughly twice the precision.

Answer 2

Explanation:

Though Float and Double both of them are used for assigning real (or decimal) values in programming there is a major difference between these two data types.

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Difference Between Float and Double Data Types.

Float ,Double

According to IEEE, float has a 32-bit floating point precision. According to IEEE, double has a 64-bit floating point precision.