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	For an entity to move, it advances a certain distance each tick. At slow speeds or high coordinates, the increase in distance per tick is so little that when rounding to the nearest valid position, the entity is placed at its original position, so it essentially does not move at all. More specifically, between 2<sup>''n''</sup> and 2<sup>''n''+1</sup>, an entity's speed is rounded to the nearest multiple of 20×2<sup>''n−''23</sup>, so it must move at least 10×2<sup>''n−''23</sup> to actually be considered moving.		For an entity to move, it advances a certain distance each tick. At slow speeds or high coordinates, the increase in distance per tick is so little that when rounding to the nearest valid position, the entity is placed at its original position, so it essentially does not move at all. More specifically, between 2<sup>''n''</sup> and 2<sup>''n''+1</sup>, an entity's speed is rounded to the nearest multiple of 20×2<sup>''n−''23</sup>, so it must move at least 10×2<sup>''n−''23</sup> to actually be considered moving.

	There are several ways to slow the player's movement, such as [[Minecraft:sneaking]], [[Minecraft:status effect]]s, using an item (e.g. drawing back a [[Minecraft:bow]]), or certain blocks (such as [[Minecraft:cobweb]]s and [[Minecraft:soul sand]]s). In addition, moving diagonally decreases the player's speed on any given axis. This effect can be amplified by moving almost (but not exactly) along an axis, and by walking into an object, one can do this without changing their coordinate on the other axis. Note that due to trigonometric rounding errors,{{verify\|Not 100% sure if this is actually what's going on}} extremely small angles do not cause the player to move as slowly as expected. The slowest form of movement without walking into objects ([[Minecraft:sneaking]] through [[Minecraft:cobweb]] over [[Minecraft:blue ice]] with [[Minecraft:Slowness]] VI while touching [[Minecraft:powder snow]] and drawing back a [[Minecraft:bow]]) becomes impossible at 2048 blocks, and coincidentally, the slowest form of movement achievable by walking into an object at a slight angle also becomes impossible at 128 blocks; as a result, both methods must be used to slow the player down if one wishes to observe this effect at lower coordinates.		There are several ways to slow the player's movement, such as [[Minecraft:sneaking]], [[Minecraft:status effect]]s, using an item (e.g. drawing back a [[Minecraft:bow]]), or certain blocks (such as [[Minecraft:cobweb]]s and [[Minecraft:soul sand]]). In addition, moving diagonally decreases the player's speed on any given axis. This effect can be amplified by moving almost (but not exactly) along an axis, and by walking into an object, one can do this without changing their coordinate on the other axis. Note that due to trigonometric rounding errors,{{verify\|Not 100% sure if this is actually what's going on}} extremely small angles do not cause the player to move as slowly as expected. The slowest form of movement without walking into objects ([[Minecraft:sneaking]] through [[Minecraft:cobweb]] over [[Minecraft:blue ice]] with [[Minecraft:Slowness]] VI while touching [[Minecraft:powder snow]] and drawing back a [[Minecraft:bow]]) becomes impossible at 2048 blocks, and coincidentally, the slowest form of movement achievable by walking into an object at a slight angle also becomes impossible at 128 blocks; as a result, both methods must be used to slow the player down if one wishes to observe this effect at lower coordinates.

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	* Climbing up [[Minecraft:ladder]]s, [[Minecraft:~~vine~~]]s, [[Minecraft:twisting ~~vine~~]]s, and [[Minecraft:weeping ~~vine~~]]s while sneaking is slightly slower than normal if climbing by walking against a block.<ref name="slowladder">{{bug\|MCPE-102410\|\|Climbing up ladders and vines while sneaking are slower after X/Z ±131,072}}</ref>		* Climbing up [[Minecraft:ladder]]s, [[Minecraft:vines]], [[Minecraft:twisting vines]], and [[Minecraft:weeping vines]] while sneaking is slightly slower than normal if climbing by walking against a block.<ref name="slowladder">{{bug\|MCPE-102410\|\|Climbing up ladders and vines while sneaking are slower after X/Z ±131,072}}</ref>
	* Sneaking diagonally starts to become jittery or bumpy. However, if the player is going full sneaking speed even without the [[Minecraft:Speed]] effect and the player is going really diagonally and does not have the [[Minecraft:Slowness]] effect, it's very hard to notice the bumps or jitter of it.		* Sneaking diagonally starts to become jittery or bumpy. However, if the player is going full sneaking speed even without the [[Minecraft:Speed]] effect and the player is going really diagonally and does not have the [[Minecraft:Slowness]] effect, it's very hard to notice the bumps or jitter of it.
	* Sneaking diagonally through [[Minecraft:cobweb]]s becomes impossible.		* Sneaking diagonally through [[Minecraft:cobweb]]s becomes impossible.

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	Frozen Stripe Lands.jpg\|A frozen ocean biome in the Stripe Lands		Frozen Stripe Lands.jpg\|A frozen ocean biome in the Stripe Lands
	Stripe Lands Ruins.png\|Underwater ruins in the Stripe Lands		Stripe Lands Ruins.png\|Underwater ruins in the Stripe Lands
	Stripe Lands Mesa.png\|Eroded badlands in the Stripe Lands		Stripe Lands Mesa.png\|Eroded badlands in the Stripe Lands, surrounded by skygrid
	2022-09-10 (14).png\|A high shot of the Stripe Lands		2022-09-10 (14).png\|A high shot of the Stripe Lands
	2022-06-23 (4).png\|A cave in the Stripe Lands		2022-06-23 (4).png\|A cave in the Stripe Lands
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	2022-06-23 (16).png\|Terrain failing in the Corner Stripe Lands		2022-06-23 (16).png\|Terrain failing in the Corner Stripe Lands
	Image4.png\|The monolith-like terrain bug in the Stripe Lands		Image4.png\|The monolith-like terrain bug in the Stripe Lands
	Nether dot chunk.png\|The Corner Stripe Lands in the Nether		Nether dot chunk.png\|The Corner Stripe Lands in the Nether prior to 1.17.30
	Speed horse past 16,777,216.mp4\|A player riding a horse past ±16,777,216, which does not fall through the world		Speed horse past 16,777,216.mp4\|A player riding a horse past ±16,777,216, which does not fall through the world
	Stripe Lands in Editor.png\|Stripe Lands in ''[[Minecraft:Bedrock Editor]]'', notice a map matching with stripes		Stripe Lands in Editor.png\|Stripe Lands in ''[[Minecraft:Bedrock Editor]]'', notice a map matching with stripes

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	* Sneaking on blue ice with cobwebs while using an item becomes impossible.		* Sneaking on blue ice with cobwebs while using an item becomes impossible.
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	* [[Minecraft:Cobwebs]] become 1 block wide instead of 0.998.{{verify\|Not 100% sure if this is actually what's going on}}
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	\|X/Z ±16,384 (±2<sup>14</sup>)		\|X/Z ±16,384 (±2<sup>14</sup>)
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	* With [[Minecraft:Vibrant Visuals]], the outline box begins to distort.		* With [[Minecraft:Vibrant Visuals]], the outline box begins to distort.
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	== Medium effects (X/Z ±131,072 - 1,048,575) ==		== Medium effects (X/Z ±131,072 - 1,048,575) ==
	Eventually, some common forms of movement begin to glitch. In addition, blocks with detailed models begin to render incorrectly.		Eventually, some common forms of movement begin to glitch. In addition, blocks with detailed models begin to render incorrectly.

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	\|X/Z ±2,048 (±2<sup>11</sup>)		\|X/Z ±2,048 (±2<sup>11</sup>)
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	* Sneaking on blue ice with cobwebs and under the effect of Slowness~~{{verify\|what level?}}~~ while using an item becomes impossible.		* Sneaking on blue ice with cobwebs and under the effect of Slowness III while using an item becomes impossible.
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	* Horizontal block rendering stops completely, leaving only vertical block rendering in its place, marking the start of the "Slice Lands".{{conjecture\|tag=1}} Blocks whose sides are "concealed", such as naturally generated water, are completely invisible.		* Horizontal block rendering stops completely, leaving only vertical block rendering in its place, marking the start of the "Slice Lands".{{conjecture\|tag=1}} Blocks whose sides are "concealed", such as naturally generated water, are completely invisible.
	** At this point, the slices are 4 blocks apart, but the gap widths double for every power of 2.		** At this point, the slices are 4 blocks apart, but the gap widths double for every power of 2.
	** It has become difficult to place blocks from this point onward. The player must look at an existing block and extend it along an axis. The only way to place blocks without external tools is with [[Minecraft:structure blocks]].		** It has become difficult to place blocks from this point onward. The player must look at an existing block and extend it along an axis. The only way to place blocks without external tools is with [[Minecraft:structure blocks]] because block placement by commands stops at 30,000,000 blocks.
	** Past this point, blocks are now completely invisible on a [[Minecraft:flat world]] in some low-end and mid-end devices.		** Past this point, blocks are now completely invisible on a [[Minecraft:flat world]] in some low-end and mid-end devices.
	* Block rendering essentially stops completely, causing the map to be blank from their outward in the Corner Slice Lands;<ref>{{ytl\|wurHDkvIKhQ}}</ref> almost all blocks are rendered as one-dimensional, and are therefore impossible to see, although some particles emitted from specific blocks, like torches, could still indicate their presence. Only certain [[Minecraft:block entities]] and any normally visible [[Minecraft:water]] or [[Minecraft:lava]] side textures render in this area, which means that, due to the End having no water nor lava, it is almost completely invisible.		* Block rendering essentially stops completely, causing the map to be blank from their outward in the Corner Slice Lands;<ref>{{ytl\|wurHDkvIKhQ}}</ref> almost all blocks are rendered as one-dimensional, and are therefore impossible to see, although some particles emitted from specific blocks, like torches, could still indicate their presence. Only certain [[Minecraft:block entities]] and any normally visible [[Minecraft:water]] or [[Minecraft:lava]] side textures render in this area, which means that, due to the End having no water nor lava, it is almost completely invisible.

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	== Minor effects (X/Z 0 - ±131,071) ==		== Minor effects (X/Z 0 - ±131,071) ==
			{{info needed section\|*Extremely slow methods of movement becoming impossible.}}
	Minor movement effects occurs here; no block distortion occurs here.<ref>{{Bug\|MCPE-101723\|Bedrock edition distance effects\|4=Invalid}}</ref>		Minor movement effects occurs here; no block distortion occurs here.<ref>{{Bug\|MCPE-101723\|Bedrock edition distance effects\|4=Invalid}}</ref>
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	* The [[Minecraft:Far Lands]] would presumably generate and start at this excepted distance, give or take billions of blocks of offset, since the terrain's generation algorithms, involving high, low and selector noise generators, use 64-bit floats. However, since the source code is unavailable to the public, it is impossible to modify the game to allow terrain generation past the 32-bit maximum signed integer limit, unlike in {{JE}}, making them inaccessible regardless of the means to do so.		* The [[Minecraft:Far Lands]] would presumably generate and start at this excepted distance, give or take billions of blocks of offset, since the terrain's generation algorithms, involving high, low and selector noise generators, use 64-bit floats. However, since the source code is unavailable to the public, it is impossible to modify the game to allow terrain generation past the 32-bit maximum signed integer limit, unlike in {{JE}}, making them inaccessible regardless of the means to do so.
	*The Corner Far Lands would presumably look like ~~the stack~~ from ''Java Edition''.		*The Corner Far Lands would presumably look like "The Stack" from ''Java Edition''.
	* It's unclear if the Far Lands and Corner Far Lands would still break down.		* It's unclear if the Far Lands and Corner Far Lands would still break down.
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	* The visual gaps are 64 blocks wide.		* The visual gaps are 64 blocks wide.
	* The minimum movement speed is increased to 640 blocks per second, meaning that no vanilla methods of movement work anymore, due to {{edition\|bedrock}}'s speed limit of 320 blocks per second.		* The minimum movement speed is increased to 640 blocks per second, meaning that no vanilla methods of movement work anymore, due to {{edition\|bedrock}}'s speed limit of 320 blocks per second.
	** At this point it would ~~take going faster~~ than the speed of sound to move, which is approximately 343 blocks per second.		** At this point, it would require achieving speeds greater than the speed of sound to move, which is approximately 343 blocks per second.
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	* Flying upward in Creative is faster than normal.		* Flying upward in Creative is faster than normal.
	* If the player summons a [[Minecraft:shulker]] this high and falls on it, after the player lands on the [[Minecraft:shulker]] the players hand moves up and down rapidly (only if view bobbing is on). If the player switches to 3rd person during the small jumps, the player appears as if the player was not jumping.		* If the player summons a [[Minecraft:shulker]] this high and falls on it, after the player lands on the [[Minecraft:shulker]] the players hand moves up and down rapidly (only if view bobbing is on). If the player switches to 3rd person during the small jumps, the player appears as if the player was not jumping.
	* It is impossible to jump without [[Minecraft:Jump Boost]] effect.		* The minimum movement speed is increased to 5 blocks per second, meaning that floating with Levitation V and lower becomes impossible and it is impossible to jump without the [[Minecraft:Jump Boost]] effect.
	* Floating with Levitation V and lower becomes impossible.
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	\|Y ±8,388,608 (±2<sup>23</sup>)		\|Y ±8,388,608 (±2<sup>23</sup>)
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	* [[Minecraft:Slow Falling]] causes the player to be stuck in mid-air, however, [[Minecraft:Particles (Bedrock Edition)\|particles]] turn black within 8,192 blocks of this limit.		* [[Minecraft:Slow Falling]] causes the player to be stuck in mid-air, however, [[Minecraft:Particles (Bedrock Edition)\|particles]] turn black within 8,192 blocks of this limit.
	* It becomes impossible for [[Minecraft:boat]]s and [[Minecraft:minecart]]s to fall.		* It becomes impossible for [[Minecraft:boat]]s and [[Minecraft:minecart]]s to fall.
	* ~~Flying~~ upward in Creative ~~is no longer possible~~, although the player can still fly downward.		* The minimum movement speed is increased to 10 blocks per second, meaning that floating with Levitation 11 and lower, and flying upward in Creative become impossible, although the player can still fly downward.
	* There is a noticeable delay between when the player exits flight mode and when the player actually starts falling.		* There is a noticeable delay between when the player exits flight mode and when the player actually starts falling.
	* Flying downward in Creative is much ~~significantly~~ faster than normal.		* Flying downward in Creative is much faster than normal.
	* If the player spawns and gets on a [[Minecraft:shulker]], the player appears floating slightly above the [[Minecraft:shulker]] even in Survival mode.		* If the player spawns and gets on a [[Minecraft:shulker]], the player appears floating slightly above the [[Minecraft:shulker]] even in Survival mode.
	* Floating with Levitation 11 and lower becomes impossible.
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	\|Y ±16,777,216 (±2<sup>24</sup>)		\|Y ±16,777,216 (±2<sup>24</sup>)
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			* It is possible to fly over [[Minecraft:border]] blocks, due to the player's vertical hitbox shrinking to 0.
			* The minimum movement speed is increased to 20 blocks per second, meaning that floating with Levitation 22 and lower, and flying downward in Creative become impossible.
	* The delay described above is even longer.		* The delay described above is even longer.
	* Flying downward in Creative is no longer possible.
	* Floating with Levitation 22 and lower becomes impossible.
	* It is possible to fly over [[Minecraft:border]] blocks, due to the player's vertical hitbox shrinking to 0.
	* In the negative Y axis/coordinates, the player moves slightly in X and Z coordinates.		* In the negative Y axis/coordinates, the player moves slightly in X and Z coordinates.
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	\|Y ±33,554,432 (±2<sup>25</sup>)		\|Y ±33,554,432 (±2<sup>25</sup>)
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			* The minimum movement speed is increased to 40 blocks per second, meaning that floating with Levitation 44 and lower, and flying upward with [[Minecraft:elytra]] and [[Minecraft:firework rocket]]s become impossible.
			** [[Minecraft:Phantom]]s can no longer swoop up or down at the player.
			** It becomes impossible for [[Minecraft:Sand]], [[Minecraft:gravel]] and dropped items to fall.
			** [[Minecraft:Snow]] particles become suspended in the air.
	* The delay described above is over twice as long as the previous one.		* The delay described above is over twice as long as the previous one.
	* Floating with Levitation 44 and lower becomes impossible.
	* [[Minecraft:Phantom]]s can no longer swoop up or down at the player.
	* It becomes impossible for [[Minecraft:Sand]], [[Minecraft:gravel]] and dropped items to fall.
	* Flying upward with [[Minecraft:elytra]] and [[Minecraft:firework rocket]]s becomes impossible.
	* [[Minecraft:Snow]] particles become suspended in the air.
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	\|Y ±67,108,864 (±2<sup>26</sup>)		\|Y ±67,108,864 (±2<sup>26</sup>)
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	* ~~Falling becomes impossible.~~		* The minimum movement speed is increased to 80 blocks per second, meaning that Floating with Levitation 88 and lower, flying upward with [[Minecraft:elytra]] and jump button in Creative, and falling become impossible.
	* Projectiles falling down becomes impossible.		** Projectiles falling down becomes impossible.
	* in 3rd person the player can look only horizontal or vertical.		* In 3rd person view, the player can look only horizontally or vertically.
	* Floating with Levitation 88 and lower ~~becomes impossible.{{verify\|Do higher levels allow entities to float beyond this height?}}~~
	* Flying upward with [[Minecraft:elytra]] and jump button in Creative becomes impossible.
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	\|Y ±134,217,728 (±2<sup>27</sup>)		\|Y ±134,217,728 (±2<sup>27</sup>)
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	* ~~Floating~~ with Levitation 177 and lower becomes impossible.		* The minimum movement speed is increased to 160 blocks per second, meaning that floating with Levitation 177 and lower becomes impossible.
	* It becomes impossible to look up or down in 3rd person.		* It becomes impossible to look up or down in 3rd person view.
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	\|Y ±268,435,456 (±2<sup>28</sup>)		\|Y ±268,435,456 (±2<sup>28</sup>)
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	* ~~Floating~~ with any Levitation level becomes impossible since 255 is the maximum vanilla level possible.		* The minimum movement speed is increased to 320 blocks per second, which is [[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition\|''Bedrock Edition'']]'s speed limit, meaning that floating with any Levitation level becomes impossible since 255 is the maximum vanilla level possible.
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	\|Y ±536,870,912 (±2<sup>29</sup>)		\|Y ±536,870,912 (±2<sup>29</sup>)
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	* Some devices (low and mid-end classes) can no longer survive in this position and frequently crash at this point. If players can successfully go to this coordinate or over, they can survive for a few seconds before the game crashes. Therefore, only high-end devices can survive at this position.		* Some devices (low and mid-end classes) can no longer survive in this position and frequently crash at this point. If players can successfully go to this coordinate or over, they can survive for a few seconds before the game crashes. Therefore, only mid-high-end and high-end devices can survive at this position.
			* The minimum movement speed is increased to 640 blocks per second, meaning that no vanilla methods of movement work anymore, due to [[Minecraft:Bedrock Edition\|''Bedrock Edition'']]'s speed limit of 320 blocks per second.
			** At this point, it would require achieving speeds greater than the speed of sound to move, which is approximately 343 blocks per second.
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	\|Y ±1,073,741,824 (±2<sup>30</sup>)		\|Y ±1,073,741,824 (±2<sup>30</sup>)
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			* The minimum movement speed is increased to 1,280 blocks per second.
	* Could crash beyond this point on some lower end devices.		* Could crash beyond this point on some lower end devices.
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	\|Y ±2,147,483,647 (±2<sup>31</sup> − 1)		\|Y ±2,147,483,647 (±2<sup>31</sup> − 1)
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	* The game crashes near these coordinates on 32-bit devices (see above)~~, although, since the position is 64-bit, there can be a few rendered frames left before it crashes when the player teleports here~~.		* The game crashes near these coordinates on 32-bit devices (see above).
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	\|Y ±9,223,372,036,854,775,807 (±2<sup>63</sup> – 1)		\| style="color: #222222; background: #dddddd" \| Y ±9,223,372,036,854,775,807 (±2<sup>63</sup> – 1)
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	* The game, assuming it were patched to use 64-bit doubles, would crash near this point while using 64-bit systems.		* The game, assuming it were patched to use 64-bit doubles, would crash near this point while using 64-bit systems (see above).
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	\| style="color: #222222; background: #dddddd" \| Y ±~3.4028237e+38 or ±~3.4028237×10<sup>38</sup> (±2<sup>128</sup>)		\| style="color: #222222; background: #dddddd" \| Y ±~3.4028237e+38 or ±~3.4028237×10<sup>38</sup> (±2<sup>128</sup>)

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	[[File:Bedrock Edition hard limits map.png\|thumb\|right\|Map of other distance effects (not to scale). The Corner Slice Lands still have a [[bedrock]] ocean, despite the rendering effectively stopping due to one-dimensional terrain generation.]]		[[File:Bedrock Edition hard limits map.png\|thumb\|right\|Map of other distance effects (not to scale). The Corner Slice Lands still have a [[bedrock]] ocean, despite the rendering effectively stopping due to one-dimensional terrain generation.]]
	== General effects ==		== General effects ==
	Some effects can occur at any distance but gradually worsen as the coordinates increase. {{BE}} uses 32-bit floating points for many of its calculations, such as the player's position, as opposed to {{JE}}, which uses 64-bit floating points. A 32-bit floating point uses 23 of these bits for precision (the other 9 are used for the sign and the order of magnitude). Thus, there are 2<sup>23</sup> (8,388,608) possible positions for any given order of magnitude. For example, there are 8,388,608 possible positions between 1 and 2, each {{frac\|1\|8,388,608}} apart, but there are also 8,388,608 possible positions between 8,388,608 and 16,777,216, each a full block apart. In general, between 2<sup>''n''</sup> and 2<sup>''n''+1</sup>, the valid positions are 2<sup>''n''-23</sup> apart. At higher coordinates, the valid positions are farther apart, so the position is less precise. This principle has several implications.		Some effects can occur at any distance but gradually worsen as the coordinates increase. {{BE}} uses 32-bit floating points for many of its calculations, such as the player's position, as opposed to {{JE}}, which uses 64-bit floating points. A 32-bit floating point uses 23 of these bits for precision (the other 9 are used for the sign and the order of magnitude). Thus, there are 2<sup>23</sup> (8,388,608) possible positions for any given order of magnitude. For example, there are 8,388,608 possible positions between 1 and 2, each {{frac\|1\|8,388,608}} apart, but there are also 8,388,608 possible positions between 8,388,608 and 16,777,216, each a full block apart. In general, between 2<sup>''n''</sup> and 2<sup>''n'' + 1</sup>, the valid positions are 2<sup>''n −'' 23</sup> apart. At higher coordinates, the valid positions are farther apart, so the position is less precise. This principle has several implications.

	=== Block rendering errors ===		=== Block rendering errors ===
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	=== Slow movement becomes impossible ===		=== Slow movement becomes impossible ===
	For an entity to move, it advances a certain distance each tick. At slow speeds or high coordinates, the increase in distance per tick is so little that when rounding to the nearest valid position, the entity is placed at its original position, so it essentially does not move at all. More specifically, between 2<sup>''n''</sup> and 2<sup>''n''+1</sup>, an entity's speed is rounded to the nearest multiple of 20×2<sup>''n''-23</sup>, so it must move at least 10×2<sup>''n''-23</sup> to actually be considered moving.		For an entity to move, it advances a certain distance each tick. At slow speeds or high coordinates, the increase in distance per tick is so little that when rounding to the nearest valid position, the entity is placed at its original position, so it essentially does not move at all. More specifically, between 2<sup>''n''</sup> and 2<sup>''n'' + 1</sup>, an entity's speed is rounded to the nearest multiple of 20×2<sup>''n −'' 23</sup>, so it must move at least 10×2<sup>''n −'' 23</sup> to actually be considered moving.

	There are several ways to slow the player's movement, such as [[Minecraft:sneaking]], [[Minecraft:status effect]]s, using an item (e.g. drawing back a [[Minecraft:bow]]), or certain blocks (such as [[Minecraft:cobweb]]s and [[Minecraft:soul sand]]s). In addition, moving diagonally decreases the player's speed on any given axis. This effect can be amplified by moving almost (but not exactly) along an axis, and by walking into an object, one can do this without changing their coordinate on the other axis. Note that due to trigonometric rounding errors,{{verify\|Not 100% sure if this is actually what's going on}} extremely small angles do not cause the player to move as slowly as expected. The slowest form of movement without walking into objects ([[Minecraft:sneaking]] through [[Minecraft:cobweb]] over [[Minecraft:blue ice]] with [[Minecraft:Slowness]] VI while touching [[Minecraft:powder snow]] and drawing back a [[Minecraft:bow]]) becomes impossible at 2048 blocks, and coincidentally, the slowest form of movement achievable by walking into an object at a slight angle also becomes impossible at 128 blocks; as a result, both methods must be used to slow the player down if one wishes to observe this effect at lower coordinates.		There are several ways to slow the player's movement, such as [[Minecraft:sneaking]], [[Minecraft:status effect]]s, using an item (e.g. drawing back a [[Minecraft:bow]]), or certain blocks (such as [[Minecraft:cobweb]]s and [[Minecraft:soul sand]]s). In addition, moving diagonally decreases the player's speed on any given axis. This effect can be amplified by moving almost (but not exactly) along an axis, and by walking into an object, one can do this without changing their coordinate on the other axis. Note that due to trigonometric rounding errors,{{verify\|Not 100% sure if this is actually what's going on}} extremely small angles do not cause the player to move as slowly as expected. The slowest form of movement without walking into objects ([[Minecraft:sneaking]] through [[Minecraft:cobweb]] over [[Minecraft:blue ice]] with [[Minecraft:Slowness]] VI while touching [[Minecraft:powder snow]] and drawing back a [[Minecraft:bow]]) becomes impossible at 2048 blocks, and coincidentally, the slowest form of movement achievable by walking into an object at a slight angle also becomes impossible at 128 blocks; as a result, both methods must be used to slow the player down if one wishes to observe this effect at lower coordinates.
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	* It becomes impossible to walk into an object at a 0.02-degree angle through [[Minecraft:cobweb]] over [[Minecraft:blue ice]] with [[Minecraft:Slowness]] VI (achievable in [[Minecraft:Survival]] mode by using ~~the~~ [[Minecraft:potion of the Turtle Master]] II) while touching [[Minecraft:powder snow]].		* It becomes impossible to walk into an object at a 0.02-degree angle through [[Minecraft:cobweb]] over [[Minecraft:blue ice]] with [[Minecraft:Slowness]] VI (achievable in [[Minecraft:Survival]] mode by using a [[Minecraft:potion of the Turtle Master]] II) while touching [[Minecraft:powder snow]].
	** Using the above method of movement at (0,0), it is theoretically possible to fall through the world by crossing the X/Z ±1 limit. However, it is almost impossible to do at these coordinates, as it takes nearly 6 real-life days of non-stop gameplay (where one must start over if they exit the game).		** Using the above method of movement at (0,0), it is theoretically possible to fall through the world by crossing the X/Z ±1 limit. However, it is almost impossible to do at these coordinates, as it takes nearly 6 real-life days of non-stop gameplay (where one must start over if they exit the game).
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	Like the X and Z axis, the game breaks at excessive Y coordinates. Since blocks cannot be placed at [[Minecraft:altitude]]s higher than Y=128 in the Nether and the End, or Y=320 in the Overworld, block rendering glitches are inaccessible, but many forms of vertical entity movement ~~become~~ impossible and other effects are accessible.		Like the X and Z axis, the game breaks at excessive Y coordinates. Since blocks cannot be placed at [[Minecraft:altitude]]s higher than Y=128 in the Nether and the End, or Y=320 in the Overworld, block rendering glitches are inaccessible, but many forms of vertical entity movement becoming impossible and other effects are accessible. Additionally it's impossible to shrink the player's vertical hitbox to 0, since there is no form of vertical movement that's slow enough to become impossible within these coordinates.

	Vertical effects are not encounterable in the Nether or the [[Minecraft:void]] below any dimension in [[Minecraft:Survival]] mode, because a [[Minecraft:bedrock]] barrier prevents all entities from entering the void without using [[Minecraft:Tutorial:The Void\|glitches]]. Furthermore, a barrier from [[Minecraft:invisible bedrock]] stops all entities at Y=~~-40~~ in the Nether and the End or Y=~~-104~~ in the Overworld, while taking {{hp\|4}} damage every half second (except players in [[Minecraft:Creative]] mode). Beyond this entities can move only vertically using the "fall through the world" glitch past ±8,388,608, or teleporting below the barrier.		Vertical effects are not encounterable in the Nether or the [[Minecraft:void]] below any dimension in [[Minecraft:Survival]] mode, because a [[Minecraft:bedrock]] barrier prevents all entities from entering the void without using [[Minecraft:Tutorial:The Void\|glitches]]. Furthermore, a barrier from [[Minecraft:invisible bedrock]] stops all entities at Y=−40 in the Nether and the End or Y=−104 in the Overworld, while taking {{hp\|4}} damage every half second (except players in [[Minecraft:Creative]] mode). Beyond this entities can move only vertically using the "fall through the world" glitch past ±8,388,608, or teleporting below the barrier.
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	Stripe Lands Ruins.png\|Underwater ruins in the Stripe Lands		Stripe Lands Ruins.png\|Underwater ruins in the Stripe Lands
	Stripe Lands Mesa.png\|Eroded badlands in the Stripe Lands		Stripe Lands Mesa.png\|Eroded badlands in the Stripe Lands, surrounded by skygrid
	2022-09-10 (14).png\|A high shot of the Stripe Lands		2022-09-10 (14).png\|A high shot of the Stripe Lands
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	Image4.png\|The monolith-like terrain bug in the Stripe Lands		Image4.png\|The monolith-like terrain bug in the Stripe Lands
	Nether dot chunk.png\|The Corner Stripe Lands in the Nether		Nether dot chunk.png\|The Corner Stripe Lands in the Nether prior to 1.17.30
	Speed horse past 16,777,216.mp4\|A player riding a horse past ±16,777,216, which does not fall through the world		Speed horse past 16,777,216.mp4\|A player riding a horse past ±16,777,216, which does not fall through the world
	Stripe Lands in Editor.png\|Stripe Lands in ''[[Minecraft:Bedrock Editor]]'', notice a map matching with stripes		Stripe Lands in Editor.png\|Stripe Lands in ''[[Minecraft:Bedrock Editor]]'', notice a map matching with stripes

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	=== Terrain generation errors ===		=== Terrain generation errors ===
	Many [[Minecraft:mountain]] biomes gradually stop generating at around X/Z ±2,812,332, ~~replaced by lava lakes. Ancient cities will also be exposed above ground~~. On Windows, the terrain generation of [[Minecraft:the End]] begins to generate incorrectly beyond X/Z > ±9,991,500 (the exact starting position varies slightly depending on the seed), and the outer islands will be filled to almost solid. After 1.18 the terrain generation in the Nether and Overworld start to generate incorrectly beyond X or Z 67,108,864 where it seems stretched and this effect doubles at every power of 2 beyond this point.		Many [[Minecraft:mountain]] biomes gradually stop generating at around X/Z ±2,812,332, generating monoliths instead. On Windows, the terrain generation of [[Minecraft:the End]] begins to generate incorrectly beyond X/Z > ±9,991,500 (the exact starting position varies slightly depending on the seed), and the outer islands will be filled to almost solid. After 1.18 the terrain generation in the Nether and Overworld start to generate incorrectly beyond X or Z 67,108,864 where it seems stretched and this effect doubles at every power of 2 beyond this point.

	=== Slow movement becomes impossible ===		=== Slow movement becomes impossible ===
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	* Cave generation		* Cave generation
	* Raycasting, which seems to result in incorrect blocks being targeted		* Raycasting, which seems to result in incorrect blocks being targeted
	* [[Minecraft:Spear]] there is a coordinate that mob cannot be charged with spear.		* [[Minecraft:Spear]] there is a coordinate that mob cannot be charged with spear.}}
	* [[Minecraft:Cushion]] beyond 8,388,608}}
	Blocks are rendered based on their corners, whose coordinates are 32-bit floating point numbers. Generally, these are multiples of {{frac\|1\|16}}. Thus, most blocks render normally as long the floating points are precise to the nearest sixteenth. This breaks at X/Z ±1,048,576 (2<sup>20</sup>), and many partial blocks continue to render incorrectly as the coordinates go even farther out.<ref>{{bug\|MCPE-102351\|\|Rendering error beyond X/Z ±1,048,576}}</ref>		Blocks are rendered based on their corners, whose coordinates are 32-bit floating point numbers. Generally, these are multiples of {{frac\|1\|16}}. Thus, most blocks render normally as long the floating points are precise to the nearest sixteenth. This breaks at X/Z ±1,048,576 (2<sup>20</sup>), and many partial blocks continue to render incorrectly as the coordinates go even farther out.<ref>{{bug\|MCPE-102351\|\|Rendering error beyond X/Z ±1,048,576}}</ref>

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	* Terrain generation partially breaks down at this point. Certain sections of land do not generate any terrain whatsoever, leaving behind [[Minecraft:aquifer]]s, [[Minecraft:generated structures]], the [[Minecraft:lava]] that replaces all air below Y=-56, and the [[Minecraft:bedrock]] layer. Scattered [[Minecraft:monolith]]-like strips of land that extend up to approximately Y=~~250~~ can also be seen in these areas, monoliths occur only at negative/positive X or negative/positive Z coordinates. These terrain generation breakdowns most often occur in areas that contain [[Minecraft:mountain]] biomes.<ref>{{bug\|MCPE-146021\|\|Mountains won't generate higher in high distances, instead it generates a deep, glitched hole that sometimes generates aquifers\|Won't Fix}}</ref>		* Terrain generation partially breaks down at this point. Certain sections of land do not generate any terrain whatsoever, leaving behind [[Minecraft:aquifer]]s, [[Minecraft:generated structures]], the [[Minecraft:lava]] that replaces all air below Y=-56, and the [[Minecraft:bedrock]] layer. Scattered [[Minecraft:monolith]]-like strips of land that extend up to approximately Y=256 can also be seen in these areas, monoliths occur only at negative/positive X or negative/positive Z coordinates. These terrain generation breakdowns most often occur in areas that contain [[Minecraft:mountain]] biomes.<ref>{{bug\|MCPE-146021\|\|Mountains won't generate higher in high distances, instead it generates a deep, glitched hole that sometimes generates aquifers\|Won't Fix}}</ref>
	* Depending on what platform/console that player is on, these terrain breakdowns differ between terrain-less areas and monolith-like strips. For example, on PlayStation, these breakdowns result in monolith-like strips of land, while on Xbox, they do not generate any terrain at all. On Nintendo Switch, the breakdown does not happen at all and on Windows and mobile it could be both, but the terrain never generates normally past this limit on Windows and mobile.{{More information needed\|What about Realms?}}		* Depending on what platform/console that player is on, these terrain breakdowns differ between terrain-less areas and monolith-like strips. For example, on PlayStation, these breakdowns result in monolith-like strips of land, while on Xbox, they do not generate any terrain at all. On Nintendo Switch, the breakdown does not happen at all and on Windows and mobile it could be both, but the terrain never generates normally past this limit on Windows and mobile.{{More information needed\|What about Realms?}}
	* On Xbox, when loading up some worlds made in previous versions, there is a chance of seeing chunks entirely filled with water in these terrain-less areas, replacing any chunk that had no terrain generated within it. These "water chunks" do not affect what was previously generated there, and simply fill the chunk with water up to approximately Y=64. These chunks can also be either partially frozen or completely frozen into chunks full of ice depending on their location. They do not generate outside of the terrain-less areas. On some occasions, these chunks can have small parts of land inside of them.		* On Xbox, when loading up some worlds made in previous versions, there is a chance of seeing chunks entirely filled with water in these terrain-less areas, replacing any chunk that had no terrain generated within it. These "water chunks" do not affect what was previously generated there, and simply fill the chunk with water up to approximately Y=64. These chunks can also be either partially frozen or completely frozen into chunks full of ice depending on their location. They do not generate outside of the terrain-less areas. On some occasions, these chunks can have small parts of land inside of them.