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Floating may refer to: * a type of dental work performed on
horse teeth Horse teeth refers to the dentition of equine species, including horses and donkeys. Equines are both heterodontous and diphyodontous, which means that they have teeth in more than one shape (there are up to five shapes of tooth in a horse's mou ...
* use of an
isolation tank An isolation tank, sensory deprivation tank, float tank, float pod, float cabin, flotation tank, or sensory attenuation tank is a water filled, pitch-black, light-proof, soundproof environment heated to the same temperature as the skin, developed ...
* the
guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected stri ...
-playing technique where chords are sustained rather than scratched * ''Floating'' (play), by Hugh Hughes *
Floating (psychological phenomenon) In medicine, confusion is the quality or state of being bewildered or unclear. The term "acute mental confusion"
, slipping into altered states *
Floating exchange rate In macroeconomics and economic policy, a floating exchange rate (also known as a fluctuating or flexible exchange rate) is a type of exchange rate regime in which a currency's value is allowed to fluctuate in response to foreign exchange mar ...
, a market-valued currency *
Floating voltage Most electrical circuits have a ground which is electrically connected to the Earth, hence the name "ground". The ground is said to be ''floating'' when this connection does not exist. Conductors are also described as having a floating voltage if ...
, and
floating ground Most electrical circuits have a ground which is electrically connected to the Earth, hence the name "ground". The ground is said to be ''floating'' when this connection does not exist. Conductors are also described as having a floating voltage if t ...
, a voltage or ground in an electric circuit that is not connected to the Earth or another reference voltage *
Floating point In computing, floating-point arithmetic (FP) is arithmetic that represents real numbers approximately, using an integer with a fixed precision, called the significand, scaled by an integer exponent of a fixed base. For example, 12.345 can be ...
, a representation in computing of rational numbers most commonly associated with the IEEE 754 standard * ''Floating'' (film), a 1997 American drama film


Albums and songs

* ''Floating'' (Eloy album) (1974) * ''Floating'' (Ketil Bjørnstad album) (2005) * ''Floating'' (EP), a 1991 EP by Bill Callahan * "Floating" (The Moody Blues song) (1969) * "Floating" (Megan Rochell song) (2006) * "Floating" (Jape song) (2004) * "Floating", a song by Jolin Tsai from the 2000 album '' Don't Stop'' * "Floatin", a 2018 song by
Uncle Kracker Matthew Shafer (born June 6, 1974), also known by his stage name Uncle Kracker, is an American singer and musician. He was previously a turntablist for Kid Rock's backing group Twisted Brown Trucker and since 1999 has recorded as a solo artist. ...
* "Floating", a song by Schoolboy Q featuring 21 Savage from the 2019 album ''
Crash Talk ''Crash Talk'' (stylized as ''CrasH Talk'') is the fifth studio album by American rapper Schoolboy Q, released on April 26, 2019, through Top Dawg Entertainment and distributed by Interscope Records. The album features guest appearances from Travi ...
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See also

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Float (disambiguation) Float may refer to: Arts and entertainment Music Albums * ''Float'' (Aesop Rock album), 2000 * ''Float'' (Flogging Molly album), 2008 * ''Float'' (Styles P album), 2013 Songs * "Float" (Tim and the Glory Boys song), 2022 * "Float", by Bush ...
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Flotation (disambiguation) Flotation (also spelled floatation) involves phenomena related to the relative buoyancy of objects. The term may also refer to: *Flotation (archaeology), a method for recovering very small artefacts from excavated sediments *Flotation (shares), ...
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Buoyancy Buoyancy (), or upthrust, is an upward force exerted by a fluid that opposes the weight of a partially or fully immersed object. In a column of fluid, pressure increases with depth as a result of the weight of the overlying fluid. Thus the p ...
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