What's the danger in not specifying widths for a floated element?

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Published on 2010-03-11T00:40:18Z Indexed on 2010/03/11 20:39 UTC
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My understanding is floated elements must have their widths specified, or else unpredictable rendering may ensure.

Is this true/false?

Is it acceptable to float elements like DIVs and not specify widths?

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