$MinNumber
$MinNumber
gives the minimum positive arbitrary‐precision number that can be represented on a particular computer system.
Details
- A typical value for $MinNumber is around
. - $MinNumber is an approximation given to $MachinePrecision and does not include all bits of the minimum representable number.
Examples
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Properties & Relations (3)
$MinNumber has the smallest possible exponent:
$MinNumber×$MaxNumber is approximately 1:
$MinNumber is not a machine number:
It does have precision equivalent to that of machine numbers:
Wolfram Research (1996), $MinNumber, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$MinNumber.html.
Text
Wolfram Research (1996), $MinNumber, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$MinNumber.html.
CMS
Wolfram Language. 1996. "$MinNumber." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$MinNumber.html.
APA
Wolfram Language. (1996). $MinNumber. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$MinNumber.html