H4>3.1.2  <A NAME=6><A NAME=MARKER2_5></A><A NAME=MARKER2_6></A>Floating Point Types</H4>
The <A NAME=MARKER2_7></A>float keyword denotes single precision (32 bit); <A NAME=MARKER2_8></A>double denotes double precision (64 bit). The result of a binary operator on two float operands is a float. If either operand is a double, the result is a double.<P>
Floating point arithmetic and data formats are defined by IEEE 754. See <A HREF="javaspec_10.html#0">"Appendix: Floating Point" on page 37</A> for details on t