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content/rooms/fragments/v1-floaty-power-levels.md

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 ##### `m.room.power_levels` events accept values as floats
 
-When the value is a float
+When the value is a float, anything after the decimal point is removed,
- * First, exponential notation is applied: `5.114698E4` becomes `51146.98`
+making e.g. `5.17`, `5.42`, and `5` functionally identical. 
- * Second, the value is truncated at the decimal point: `51146.98` becomes `51146`.
-
-Any float greater than or equal to `1e309` must result in the powerlevel event
-being rejected.
 
 For example, this is a valid `m.room.power_levels` event in this room version:
 
@@ -37,5 +33,8 @@ For example, this is a valid `m.room.power_levels` event in this room version:
 In this example, both `@bob:localhost` and `@alice:localhost` have the same effective
 power level of `50`, even though the values are technically different.
 
+When a float written in exponential notation is unpacked, the decimal portion is removed
+afterward; for example, `5.114698E4` becomes `51146.98`, which is then truncated to `51146`.
+
 Note that, since this room version does not enforce that events comply with the requirements
 of [Canonical JSON](/appendices#canonical-json), power levels can be formatted as floats.