The FLOAT data type is an alias for a REAL or DOUBLE PRECISION
data type, depending on the precision you specify.
Syntax
FLOAT [ (precision) ]
The
default precision for FLOAT is 53 and is equivalent to DOUBLE PRECISION.
A precision of 23 or less makes FLOAT equivalent to REAL. A precision of 24
or greater makes FLOAT equivalent to DOUBLE PRECISION. If you specify a precision
of 0, you get an error. If you specify a negative precision, you get a syntax
error.
JDBC metadata type (java.sql.Types)
REAL
or DOUBLE
Limitations
If you are using a precision of 24
or greater, the limits of FLOAT are similar to the limits of DOUBLE.
If
you are using a precision of 23 or less, the limits of FLOAT are similar to
the limits of REAL.