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$MinMachineNumber
$MinMachineNumber
is the smallest positive machine-precision number that can be used on a particular computer system.
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Accuracy
[0.]
yields
-
Log
[10, $MinMachineNumber]
.
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The smallest hardware floating-point number:
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$MinNumber
$MachineEpsilon
$MachinePrecision
$MaxMachineNumber
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