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$MinNumber

Usage

• $MinNumber gives the magnitude of the minimum positive arbitrary-precision number that can be represented on a particular computer system.


Notes

• A typical value for $MinNumber is around .
• See Section 3.1.6.
• See also: $MinPrecision, $MinMachineNumber.
• New in Version 3.


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