Arifa Begum Shaik
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In arithmetic operations, does the default output is in float?

Kelish Rai
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Kelish Rai answered

When performing arithmetic operations in Python, the result will be a floating-point number if you use the / operator for division. For example, 5 / 2 will give you 2.5.

If you're using operations like addition (+), subtraction (-), or multiplication (*), the result will be in floating-point only if any of the values involved are floating-point numbers. For example, 5 + 2.2 will give you 7.2.

If you use the // operator for integer division, like 5 // 2, the result will be an integer (in this case, 2).

This distinction helps you get the result you expect, depending on the type of operation and the numbers involved.

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