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+### What it does
+Checks for whole number float literals that
+cannot be represented as the underlying type without loss.
+
+### Why is this bad?
+Rust will silently lose precision during
+conversion to a float.
+
+### Example
+```
+let _: f32 = 16_777_217.0; // 16_777_216.0
+```
+
+Use instead:
+```
+let _: f32 = 16_777_216.0;
+let _: f64 = 16_777_217.0;
+``` \ No newline at end of file