The numbers 1
, 2
and 3
are whole numbers and are represented as Integers in Python.
Decimal numbers are represented with a .
between the numbers dividing the number into its whole part and decimal part.
Decimal numbers are known as Floats in Python. For example 5.333
is a decimal represented by the float
data type in Python.
We can also perform all arithmetic operations we performed on integers on floats.
Addition:
We can also combine Integers and Floats while performing arithmetic operations:
Multiplication: