Real = float?

Just making sure: There were three types of variables: Integer, string and real.
Was the "real" variable type the one you get when you use the "float" command? The one that would recognize numbers between zero and 1?
I thought I'd better ask before I decide to get comfortable and make mistakes.
Thank you.
Was the "real" variable type the one you get when you use the "float" command? The one that would recognize numbers between zero and 1?
I thought I'd better ask before I decide to get comfortable and make mistakes.
Thank you.