# Precision > Effective number of bits in the [significand][significand] of a [half-precision floating-point number][ieee754].
## Usage ```javascript var FLOAT16_PRECISION = require( '@stdlib/constants/float16/precision' ); ``` #### FLOAT16_PRECISION Effective number of bits in the [significand][significand] of a [half-precision floating-point number][ieee754]. ```javascript var bool = ( FLOAT16_PRECISION === 11 ); // including implicit bit // returns true ```
## Examples ```javascript var FLOAT16_PRECISION = require( '@stdlib/constants/float16/precision' ); console.log( FLOAT16_PRECISION ); // => 11 ```