precision, and ints as at least 32 bits, this code will give this peculiar print-out:

The integer is: 16777217 The float is: 16777216.000000 Their equality: 1

Note that 1 represents equality in the last line above. This odd behavior is caused by an implicit conversion of to float when it is compared with . The conversion causes loss of precision, which makes the values equal before the comparison.

Important takeaways:

# to causes truncation, i.e., removal of the fractional

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