What does "float" mean

Question

in the sentence taken from a LaTeX book i saw "it allows to define multiple floats within one environment giving individual captions and labels in the form 1a, 1b." can u give me synonyms?... thx 4 helping me out ^^

• A float can be a type of loan or credit - but we need more context. - ian-hill Mar 18, 2011

Answer 1

Hmm...

I think we need more of that sentence to form a proper context. It sounds to me like it's a technical definition possibly from computer science or economics?

Answer 2

subfig - it allows to define multiple floats (figures, tables) within one environment giving individual captions and labels in the form 1a, 1b.

Answer 3

This is a technical term, you need to ask people who have knowledge of the field.