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numeric promotion

numeric promotion noun: the conversion of a numeric data type into one that can hold more information. For example, the conversion of a long into a double.

Noun

numeric promotion (plural numeric promotions)

  1. The conversion of a numeric data type into one that can hold more information. For example, the conversion of a long into a double.
    • Numeric promotion is not a general feature of the Java programming language, but rather a property of the specific definitions of the built-in operations.2000, James Gosling, The Java Language Specification, page 78

Forms of numeric promotion

pluralnumeric promotions

Questions about numeric promotion

What does numeric promotion mean?
Numeric promotion means the conversion of a numeric data type into one that can hold more information. For example, the conversion of a long into a double.
What part of speech is numeric promotion?
Numeric promotion is a noun.
What is the plural of numeric promotion?
The plural of numeric promotion is numeric promotions.

Words near numeric promotion in the dictionary

  1. numeric
  2. numeric complement
  3. numeric complements
  4. numeric keypad
  5. numeric keypads
  6. numeric promotion
  7. numeric promotions
  8. numerical
  9. numerical adjective
  10. numerical adjectives
  11. numerical analysis

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