Numeric Data Types Table

The following table displays the numeric data types available in LabVIEW. LabVIEW stores each data type in a different way.

Terminal	Numeric Data Type	Bits of Storage on Disk	Approximate Number of Decimal Digits	Approximate Range
	Single-precision, floating-point	32	6	Minimum positive number: 1.40e–45 Maximum positive number: 3.40e+38 Minimum negative number: –1.40e–45 Maximum negative number: –3.40e+38
	Double-precision, floating-point	64	15	Minimum positive number: 4.94e–324 Maximum positive number: 1.79e+308 Minimum negative number: –4.94e–324 Maximum negative number: –1.79e+308
	Extended-precision, floating-point	128	varies from 15 to 20 by platform	Minimum positive number: 6.48e–4966 Maximum positive number: 1.19e+4932 Minimum negative number: –6.48e–4966 Maximum negative number: –1.19e+4932
	Complex single-precision, floating-point	64	6	Same as single-precision, floating-point for each (real and imaginary) part
	Complex double-precision, floating-point	128	15	Same as double-precision, floating-point for each (real and imaginary) part
	Complex extended-precision, floating-point	256	varies from 15 to 20 by platform	Same as extended-precision, floating-point for each (real and imaginary) part
	Fixed-point	64, or 72 if you include an overflow status	varies by user configuration	varies by user configuration
	Byte signed integer	8	2	–128 to 127
	Word signed integer	16	4	–32,768 to 32,767
	Long signed integer	32	9	–2,147,483,648 to 2,147,483,647
	Quad signed integer	64	18	–1e19 to 1e19
	Byte unsigned integer	8	2	0 to 255
	Word unsigned integer	16	4	0 to 65,535
	Long unsigned integer	32	9	0 to 4,294,967,295
	Quad unsigned integer	64	19	0 to 2e19
	128-bit time stamp	128	19	Minimum time: 01/01/1600 00:00:00 UTC maximum time: 01/01/3001 00:00:00 UTC