FLOAT type

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Applies to: check marked yes Databricks SQL check marked yes Databricks Runtime

Represents 4-byte single-precision floating point numbers.

Syntax

{ FLOAT | REAL }

Limits

The range of numbers is:

  • -∞ (negative infinity)
  • -3.402E+38 to -1.175E-37
  • 0
  • +1.175E-37 to +3.402E+38
  • +∞ (positive infinity)
  • NaN (not a number)

Literals

decimal_digits  [ exponent ] F
| [ + | - ] digit [ ... ] [ exponent ] F

decimal_digits:
[ + | - ] { digit [ ... ] . [ digit [ ... ] ]
            | . digit [ ... ] }

exponent:
E [ + | - ] digit [ ... ]

digit: Any numeral from 0 to 9.

The F postfix and E exponent are case insensitive.

Notes

FLOAT is a base-2 numeric type. When given a literal which is base-10 the representation may not be exact. Use DECIMAL type to accurately represent fractional or large base-10 numbers.

Examples

> SELECT +1F;
  1.0

> SELECT 5E10F;
  5E10

> SELECT 5.3E10F;
  5.3E10

> SELECT -.1F;
  -0.1

> SELECT 2.F;
  2.0

> SELECT -5555555555555555.1F
  -5.5555558E15

> SELECT CAST(6.1 AS FLOAT)
  6.1