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 |LREAL|64|-1.7976931348623158e+308 .. -2.2250738585072014e-308 .. +2.2250738585072014e-308 .. +1.7976931348623158e+308| |LREAL|64|-1.7976931348623158e+308 .. -2.2250738585072014e-308 .. +2.2250738585072014e-308 .. +1.7976931348623158e+308|
  
-In practice, REAL is suitable for handling fractions and large values. Due to its nature, it is mainly used for processing and evaluating measurements. It is important to note that, because of its structure, if a very large value is stored in it and we try to increase or decrease it by, say, a very small value, nothing will happen; the stored value will simply not change. The type is inherently not suitable for handling exact counters, since it handles numbers “in order of magnitude." INT is more appropriate for counting functions.+In practice, REAL is suitable for handling fractions and large values. Due to its nature, it is mainly used for processing and evaluating measurements. It is important to note that, because of its structure, if a very large value is stored in it and we try to increase or decrease it by, say, a very small value, nothing will happen; the stored value will not change. The type is inherently not suitable for handling exact counters, since it handles numbers “in order of magnitude." [[int_type_variables|INT]] is more appropriate for counting functions.