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Loss of precision when converting int to float

nishant vats
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Joined: Feb 11, 2005
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int k=944444444;
float f2=k;
System.out.println("f2 "+f2);
output is :f2 9.4444442E8

int k=94444444;
float f2=k;
System.out.println("f2 "+f2);
output is :f2 9.4444448E7

Note that in frist case there are 9 digits while in second case its 8 digits..
pls explain the output
 
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