* Negativ maximum of float?
@ 2002-09-11 11:03 Sebastian Huber
2002-09-11 11:36 ` bjorn rohde jensen
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From: Sebastian Huber @ 2002-09-11 11:03 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: gcc-help
Hello,
ist '-FLT_MAX' (from float.h) a save negative maxium of float?
Ciao
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* Re: Negativ maximum of float?
2002-09-11 11:03 Negativ maximum of float? Sebastian Huber
@ 2002-09-11 11:36 ` bjorn rohde jensen
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From: bjorn rohde jensen @ 2002-09-11 11:36 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Sebastian Huber; +Cc: gcc-help
Hi Sebastian,
I believe, the IEEE standard for the binary representation of
floating point numbers uses a single sign bit to tell negative
and positive values apart, so -FLT_MAX ought to be safe bet
for the largest negative number representable by a float on your
system.
Yours sincerely,
Bjorn
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