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title: "use number · RUAL Documentation"
description: "Use the float which was previously defined by a define reference"
canonical: https://docs.rual.nl/block-types/float/float_use_reference
language: en
---

# use number

This block is part of the [`float`](https://docs.rual.nl/block-types/float) group and was last modified in core [`v14.0.1`](https://docs.rual.nl/core-versions/140001).

Use the float which was previously defined by a define reference

- float `float`

A typical wiring for [use number](https://docs.rual.nl/block-types/float/float_use_reference): the `float` out pin feeds [+](https://docs.rual.nl/block-types/float/float_plus).

![Studio canvas example for the use number block: typical wiring for use number.](https://docs.rual.nl/canvas-examples/float_use_reference.png)

### Version history

Introduced in [`v14.0.1`](https://docs.rual.nl/core-versions/140001).