[conv.fpprom]

# 7 Expressions [[expr]](./#expr)

## 7.3 Standard conversions [[conv]](conv#fpprom)

### 7.3.8 Floating-point promotion [conv.fpprom]

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[#](http://github.com/Eelis/draft/tree/9adde4bc1c62ec234483e63ea3b70a59724c745a/source/expressions.tex#L932)

A prvalue of type float can be converted to a prvalue of typedouble[.](#1.sentence-1)

The value is unchanged[.](#1.sentence-2)

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[#](http://github.com/Eelis/draft/tree/9adde4bc1c62ec234483e63ea3b70a59724c745a/source/expressions.tex#L937)

This conversion is called [*floating-point promotion*](#def:floating-point_promotion "7.3.8 Floating-point promotion [conv.fpprom]")[.](#2.sentence-1)