What is the difference between an integer and a real number in Go?

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Integers are whole numbers, real numbers (floating-point) have fractional parts — Go won't mix them without explicit conversion — Go is strictly typed: operations between int and float64 require explicit conversion, e.g. float64(age). There is no implicit numeric conversion.

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Integers are stored on the heap while real numbers are placed on the stack for faster access

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Real numbers can only be declared with const, because their precision must be fixed at compile time

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There is no difference — Go converts between integers and floats automatically whenever needed

What is the difference between an integer and a real number in Go?

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