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Why sizeof(0.7)=8 bytes in c?

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I want to know that why sizeof(0.7) is 8 byte?

please explain?

thanks!

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Kushagra Bansal Avatar asked May 20 '26 15:05

Kushagra Bansal

2 Answers

Because 0.7 is a literal of type double and double has a size of 8 chars on your system.

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David Heffernan Avatar answered May 25 '26 21:05

David Heffernan

because float literal is double?

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Lie Ryan Avatar answered May 25 '26 23:05

Lie Ryan
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