See answers to the same question here: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/julia-users/Float$20Float32$20Float$2064/julia-users/1tDvMbfCUEE/BJCu0-S7OawJ
On Tue, Jul 29, 2014 at 11:19 AM, Júlio Hoffimann <[email protected] > wrote: > Dear all, > > By reading the docs, Int is an alias for either Int32 or Int64 depending > on the WORD_SIZE of the machine where Julia is running. > > Why we do not have a similar Float construct for floating points? Can we > say Real is either Float32 or Float64 likewise? Is there any theoretical > difference? > > Best, > Júlio. >
