Dmitry Timoshkov [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>"Vitaly Budovski" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Please show me how an unsigned int can represent values greater than >> 2^32. This is why a float is used. > >Of course int can't, but neither float can. Perhaps you confuse it with double? I think float can represent integers larger than 2^32 but it will be not anymore fully accurate. In fact it will start getting inaccurate in representing every possible integer at around 2^22. But that does not mean that it can't represent 2^40 approximately. The maximum decimal range of a float is around +-4 * 10 ^ 38 compared to 4 * 10 ^ 9 for an unsigned 32 bit integer. So if full integer accuracy is not a concern, which I think isn't in this case, floats definitely have a range advantage over 32 bit integers. Even 64 bit integers can't cover that range although they might have a large enough range for this problem. Rolf Kalbermatter
