numeric promotion

noun

The conversion of a numeric data type into one that can hold more information. For example, the conversion of a long into a double.

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Meanings

nounnumeric promotion (plural numeric promotions)

plural numeric promotions

  1. computingThe conversion of a numeric data type into one that can hold more information. For example, the conversion of a long into a double.

    Numeric promotion is not a general feature of the Java programming language, but rather a property of the specific definitions of the built-in operations.

    2000, James Gosling, The Java Language Specification, page 78
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APA

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“numeric promotion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/numeric%20promotion. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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