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MachineNumberQ

MachineNumberQ[expr]
returns True if expr is a machine-precision real or complex number, and returns False otherwise.
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Basic Examples   (1)
Check whether numbers are machine numbers or not.
Check whether numbers are machine numbers or not.
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Scope   (1)
Complex numbers:
Complex numbers are only considered machine numbers if both real and imaginary parts are:
Applications   (1)
Solve a differential equation, stopping when out of the range of machine numbers:
Properties & Relations   (1)
Any machine number has precision given as MachinePrecision:
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