NAG Fortran Library

Chapter X02

Machine Constants

Chapter Introduction
X02AHF    The largest permissible argument for sin and cos
X02AJF    The machine precision
X02AKF    The smallest positive model number
X02ALF    The largest positive model number
X02AMF    The safe range parameter
X02ANF    The safe range parameter for complex floating-point arithmetic
X02BBF    The largest representable integer
X02BEF    The maximum number of decimal digits that can be represented
X02BHF    The floating-point model parameter, b
X02BJF    The floating-point model parameter, p
X02BKF    The floating-point model parameter emin
X02BLF    The floating-point model parameter emax
X02DAF    Switch for taking precautions to avoid underflow
X02DJF    The floating-point model parameter ROUNDS

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