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Number Data Type in Python

 Python supports integers, floating-point numbers and complex numbers.


 They are defined as int,float, and complex classes in Python.
 Integers and floating points are separated by the presence or absence of a decimal
point.

Example:

Integer:5

Float :5.0

 Complex numbers are writteren in the form ,x+yj,where x is real part and y is imaginary
part.

Important:

 type() function is used to know which class a variable or a value belongs to and
isinstance() function to check if it belongs to a particular class.

Example:

a=5

print(type(a))

print(type(5.0))

c = 5 + 3j

print(c + 3)

print(isinstance(c, complex))

 While integers can be of any length, a floating-point number is accurate only up to 15


decimal places (the 16th place is inaccurate).

Python Decimal

We know that the sum of 1.1 and 2.2 is 3.3.but python seems to disagree.

Example:

print((1.1 + 2.2) == 3.3)


 It turns out that floating-point numbers are implemented in computer hardware as
binary fractions as the computer only understands binary (0 and 1).
 Due to this reason, cannot be accurately stored in our computer.

Example:

We cannot represent the fraction 1/3 as a decimal number.

print(1/3)(Ans. 0.33333333... )

 It is infinitely long, and we can only approximate it.


 It turns out that the decimal fraction 0.1 will result in an infinitely long binary fraction of
0.000110011001100110011... and our computer only stores a finite number of it.
 This will only approximate 0.1 but never be equal. Hence, it is the limitation of our
computer hardware.

Example:

print(1.1+2.2)

 To overcome this issue, we can use the decimal module that comes with Python.
 While floating-point numbers have precision up to 15 decimal places, the decimal
module has user-settable precision.

Example:

import decimal

print(0.1)

print(decimal.Decimal(0.1))

 It also preserves significance.

Example:

We know 25.50 kg is more accurate than 25.5 kg as it has two significant decimal places
compared to one.

from decimal import Decimal as D

print(D('1.1') + D('2.2'))

print(D('1.2') * D('2.50'))
Python Fractions

 Python provides operations involving fractional numbers through its fractions module.
 A fraction has a numerator and a denominator, both of which are integers.
 This module has support for rational number arithmetic.

Example:

import fractions

print(fractions.Fraction(1.5))

print(fractions.Fraction(5))

print(fractions.Fraction(1,3))

Python Mathematics

Python offers modules like math and random to carry out different mathematics like
trigonometry, logarithms, probability and statistics.

Example:

import math

print(math.pi)

print(math.cos(math.pi))

print(math.exp(10))

print(math.log10(1000))

print(math.sinh(1))

print(math.factorial(6))

random

Example:

import random
print(random.randrange(10, 20))

x = ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e']

print(random.choice(x))

random.shuffle(x)

print(x)

print(random.random())

print(random.uniform(1,20))

print(random.sample(x,k=2))

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