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  1. [mathematics] A type of numeric field for storing real numbers with a decimal point. The decimal point can be in any position in the field and therefore may float from one location to another for different values stored in the field. For example, a floating-point field can store the numbers 23.632, 0.000087, and -96432.15.

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