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What data categories allow storing negative numbers?

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In Java, negative numbers can be stored in the following data types:

  • byte — 8-bit signed integer, range from -128 to 127.
  • short — 16-bit signed integer, range from -32768 to 32767.
  • int — 32-bit signed integer, approximately from -2 billion to +2 billion.
  • long — 64-bit signed integer, very large range.

Floating point types — float and double — can also store negative numbers with fractional parts.

Example:

int negativeNumber = -42;
double negativeDouble = -3.14;
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