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[[["Easy to understand","easyToUnderstand","thumb-up"],["Solved my problem","solvedMyProblem","thumb-up"],["Other","otherUp","thumb-up"]],[["Missing the information I need","missingTheInformationINeed","thumb-down"],["Too complicated / too many steps","tooComplicatedTooManySteps","thumb-down"],["Out of date","outOfDate","thumb-down"],["Samples / code issue","samplesCodeIssue","thumb-down"],["Other","otherDown","thumb-down"]],["Last updated 2023-10-06 UTC."],[[["\u003cp\u003e\u003ccode\u003eNumber.float()\u003c/code\u003e is a method that converts an input value into a 32-bit floating point number.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eThis method takes a single argument: the input value to be converted.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eIt returns a new \u003ccode\u003eNumber\u003c/code\u003e object representing the input value as a float.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eIt is useful for ensuring numerical values are in the correct format for certain operations or data storage.\u003c/p\u003e\n"]]],["The core action is casting a given number to a 32-bit floating-point number. The `Number.float()` method is used, taking a number as input. It returns a new number, which is the floating-point representation of the input. The examples demonstrate this process using both JavaScript and Python, showing how to initialize a number and then apply the `float()` method to it. The input can be any number.\n"],null,["Casts the input value to a 32-bit float.\n\n\u003cbr /\u003e\n\n| Usage | Returns |\n|------------------|---------|\n| Number.float`()` | Number |\n\n| Argument | Type | Details |\n|---------------|--------|------------------|\n| this: `input` | Number | The input value. |\n\nExamples\n\nCode Editor (JavaScript) \n\n```javascript\n// Declare an ee.Number.\nvar number = ee.Number(100);\nprint('ee.Number:', number);\n\n// Cast a number to signed 32-bit floating point.\nvar floatNumber = number.float();\nprint('ee.Number cast to float:', floatNumber);\n```\nPython setup\n\nSee the [Python Environment](/earth-engine/guides/python_install) page for information on the Python API and using\n`geemap` for interactive development. \n\n```python\nimport ee\nimport geemap.core as geemap\n```\n\nColab (Python) \n\n```python\n# Declare an ee.Number.\nnumber = ee.Number(100)\nprint('ee.Number:', number.getInfo())\n\n# Cast a number to signed 32-bit floating point.\nfloat_number = number.float()\nprint('ee.Number cast to float:', float_number.getInfo())\n```"]]