pitrou commented on code in PR #184:
URL: https://github.com/apache/parquet-format/pull/184#discussion_r957060962


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LogicalTypes.md:
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@@ -245,6 +245,18 @@ comparison.
 To support compatibility with older readers, implementations of parquet-format 
should
 write `DecimalType` precision and scale into the corresponding SchemaElement 
field in metadata.
 
+### Half-precision floating-point
+
+Also known as `float16`. Used in contexts where precision is traded off for 
performance and efficient storage.

Review Comment:
   ```suggestion
   ### FLOAT16
   
   The `FLOAT16` annotation represents IEEE 16-bit half-precision 
floating-point numbers .
   Used in contexts where precision is traded off for smaller footprint and 
potentially better performance.
   ```



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