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title: "What is the difference between FLOAT, DOUBLE and REAL?"  
description: "What is the difference between FLOAT, DOUBLE and REAL?"  
author: "Anonymous User"  
published: 2011-04-23  
updated: 2020-09-20  
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category: "mysql"  
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reading_time: 1 minute  

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# What is the difference between FLOAT, DOUBLE and REAL?

FLOATs store floating point numbers with 8 place accuracy and take up 4 bytes. DOUBLEs store floating point numbers with 16 place accuracy and take up 8 bytes. REAL is a synonym of FLOAT for now.

## Answers

### Answer by Anonymous User

FLOATs store floating point numbers with 8 place accuracy and take up 4 bytes. DOUBLEs store floating point numbers with 16 place accuracy and take up 8 bytes. REAL is a synonym of FLOAT for now.


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