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# Precision
> Effective number of bits in the [significand][significand] of a [single-precision floating-point number][ieee754].
<section class="usage">
## Usage
```javascript
var FLOAT32_PRECISION = require( '@stdlib/constants/float32/precision' );
```
#### FLOAT32_PRECISION
Effective number of bits in the [significand][significand] of a [single-precision floating-point number][ieee754].
```javascript
var bool = ( FLOAT32_PRECISION === 24 ); // including implicit bit
// returns true
```
</section>
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<section class="examples">
## Examples
<!-- TODO: better example -->
<!-- eslint no-undef: "error" -->
```javascript
var FLOAT32_PRECISION = require( '@stdlib/constants/float32/precision' );
console.log( FLOAT32_PRECISION );
// => 24
```
</section>
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<section class="links">
[ieee754]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE_754-1985
[significand]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Significand
</section>
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