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Table D.4 and Table D.5 give the characteristics,
ranges, and limits for floating-point numbers. These constants are
defined for you in limits.h include file.
Table D.4. Floating-point limits
| Constant | Meaning | Value |
|---|---|---|
FLT_MAX | Maximum value of float | 3.40282347e+38F |
FLT_MIN | Minimum normalized positive floating-point number of float | 1.17549435e–38F |
DBL_MAX | Maximum value of double | 1.79769313486231571e+308 |
DBL_MIN | Minimum normalized positive floating-point number value of double | 2.22507385850720138e–308 |
LDBL_MAX | Maximum value of long double | 1.79769313486231571e+308 |
LDBL_MIN | Minimum normalized positive floating-point number value of long double | 2.22507385850720138e–308 |
FLT_MAX_EXP | Maximum value of base 2 exponent for type float | 128 |
FLT_MIN_EXP | Minimum value of base 2 exponent for type float | –125 |
DBL_MAX_EXP | Maximum value of base 2 exponent for type double | 1024 |
DBL_MIN_EXP | Minimum value of base 2 exponent for type double | –1021 |
LDBL_MAX_EXP | Maximum value of base 2 exponent for type long double | 1024 |
LDBL_MIN_EXP | Minimum value of base 2 exponent for type long double | –1021 |
FLT_MAX_10_EXP | Maximum value of base 10 exponent for type float | 38 |
FLT_MIN_10_EXP | Minimum value of base 10 exponent for type float | –37 |
DBL_MAX_10_EXP | Maximum value of base 10 exponent for type double | 308 |
DBL_MIN_10_EXP | Minimum value of base 10 exponent for type double | –307 |
LDBL_MAX_10_EXP | Maximum value of base 10 exponent for type long double | 308 |
LDBL_MIN_10_EXP | Minimum value of base 10 exponent for type long double | –307 |
Table D.5. Other floating-point characteristics
| Constant | Meaning | Value |
|---|---|---|
FLT_RADIX | Base (radix) of the ARM floating-point number representation | 2 |
FLT_ROUNDS | Rounding mode for floating-point numbers | (nearest) 1 |
FLT_DIG | Decimal digits of precision for float | 6 |
DBL_DIG | Decimal digits of precision for double | 15 |
LDBL_DIG | Decimal digits of precision for long double | 15 |
FLT_MANT_DIG | Binary digits of precision for type float | 24 |
DBL_MANT_DIG | Binary digits of precision for type double | 53 |
LDBL_MANT_DIG | Binary digits of precision for type long double | 53 |
FLT_EPSILON | Smallest positive value of x that 1.0 + x != 1.0 for type float | 1.19209290e–7F |
DBL_EPSILON | Smallest positive value of x that 1.0 + x != 1.0 for type double | 2.2204460492503131e–16 |
LDBL_EPSILON | Smallest positive value of x that 1.0 + x != 1.0 for type long double | 2.2204460492503131e–16L |
When a floating-point number is converted to a shorter floating-point number, it is rounded to the nearest representable number.
Floating-point arithmetic conforms to IEEE 754.
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