Question

What is an int and a float?

Answer 1

Integers and floats are two different kinds of numerical data. An integer (more commonly called an int) is a number without a decimal point. A float is a floating-point number, which means it is a number that has a decimal place. Floats are used when more precision is needed.

Answer 2

These are data types. An int is a bit of data representing a whole number. A float represents an (ir)rational number. In many (but not all) programming languages, variables have a type such as int and float.