Float

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search: boost: 1.0 ---# Type: Float

A real number that conforms to the xsd:float specification

URI: [xsd:float](http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#float) ## Type Properties | Property | Value | | --- | --- | | Base | `float` | | Type URI | [xsd:float](http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#float) | ## Notes * If you are authoring schemas in LinkML YAML, the type is referenced with the lower case "float". ## Identifier and Mapping Information ### Schema Source * from schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/meta ## Mappings | Mapping Type | Mapped Value | | --- | --- | | self | xsd:float | | native | linkml:float | | exact | schema:Float |