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InexactNumberQ
InexactNumberQ
[
expr
]
returns
True
if
expr
is an inexact real or complex number, and returns
False
otherwise.
MORE INFORMATION
InexactNumberQ
[
expr
]
gives
True
if
expr
has head
Real
, or is a complex number either of whose components have head
Real
.
EXAMPLES
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Basic Examples
(1)
InexactNumberQ
tests whether an object is explicitly an inexact number:
InexactNumberQ
tests whether an object is explicitly an inexact number:
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Out[1]=
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Out[2]=
In[3]:=
Out[3]=
Scope
(2)
An approximate zero is inexact:
Either real or imaginary parts of a complex number can be inexact:
If both real and imaginary parts are exact, then the number is not inexact:
Properties & Relations
(4)
Numbers are considered either exact or approximate (inexact):
Inexact numbers have
Precision
less than
:
Inexact numbers have head
Real
or
Complex
:
A function equivalent to
InexactNumberQ
:
SEE ALSO
ExactNumberQ
MachineNumberQ
Precision
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