Float
superclass: SimpleNumber
A 64 bit double precision floating point number. Float inherits most of its behaviour from its superclass.
Random Numbers
coin
Answers a Boolean which is the result of a random test whose probability of success in a range from
zero to one is this.
Testing
isFloat
Answer true since this is a Float.
Converting
asFloat
Answer this since this is a Float.
asStringPrec(precision)
Returns a string representation of the number, with the desired precision (i.e. number of significant figures).
pi
pi.asStringPrec(3)
pi.asStringPrec(6)
(pi * 0.0001).asStringPrec(3)
7.4.asStringPrec(5)
7.4.asStringPrec(50)