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Ruby

Posted by Hasan Can Terzi
Hasan Can Terzi
5,892 Points

how to keep real numbers in ruby

how to keep real numbers in ruby? For example, Ruby, how to keep 7.125 (real number) in memeory

1 Answer

Stone Preston
Stone Preston
42,016 Points
Stone Preston
Stone Preston
42,016 Points

assign it to a variable

myNumber = 7.125

then you can reference it using the name of the variable

puts("The number is #{myNumber}")
Hasan Can Terzi
Hasan Can Terzi
5,892 Points

Ok I understand it we can keep data as variable. (Sorry for bad Englih) I have exam about program languages. My language is Ruby as you can see. The question is "How is kept real numbers in your language? Show 7.125 real number in your memory." There is not much source about it. I'm confusing, ruby may be keep data as binary. I can't understand memory things. I hope I could explain my situation.