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title: Float
description: Reference for the Float type, a floating-point number.
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# Float

A float is a floating-point number (i.e. real number) that can be positive or negative.

The following operations are supported for floats:

- `+, -, *, /`: addition, subtraction, multiplication, division
- `**`: exponentiation

:::note
Floats in Nextflow can be backed by any of the following Java types: `float`, `double`, `Float`, `Double`.
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