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<A NAME="most-positive-short-float"><A NAME="least-positive-short-float"><A NAME="least-positive-normalized-short-float"><A NAME="most-positive-double-float"><A NAME="least-positive-double-float"><A NAME="least-positive-normalized-double-float"><A NAME="most-positive-long-float"><A NAME="least-positive-long-float"><A NAME="least-positive-normalized-long-float"><A NAME="most-positive-single-float"><A NAME="least-positive-single-float"><A NAME="least-positive-normalized-single-float"><A NAME="most-negative-short-float"><A NAME="least-negative-short-float"><A NAME="least-negative-normalized-short-float"><A NAME="most-negative-single-float"><A NAME="least-negative-single-float"><A NAME="least-negative-normalized-single-float"><A NAME="most-negative-double-float"><A NAME="least-negative-double-float"><A NAME="least-negative-normalized-double-float"><A NAME="most-negative-long-float"><A NAME="least-negative-long-float"><A NAME="least-negative-normalized-long-float"><I>Constant Variable</I> <B>MOST-POSITIVE-SHORT-FLOAT, LEAST-POSITIVE-SHORT-FLOAT, LEAST-POSITIVE-NORMALIZED-SHORT-FLOAT, MOST-POSITIVE-DOUBLE-FLOAT, LEAST-POSITIVE-DOUBLE-FLOAT, LEAST-POSITIVE-NORMALIZED-DOUBLE-FLOAT, MOST-POSITIVE-LONG-FLOAT, LEAST-POSITIVE-LONG-FLOAT, LEAST-POSITIVE-NORMALIZED-LONG-FLOAT, MOST-POSITIVE-SINGLE-FLOAT, LEAST-POSITIVE-SINGLE-FLOAT, LEAST-POSITIVE-NORMALIZED-SINGLE-FLOAT, MOST-NEGATIVE-SHORT-FLOAT, LEAST-NEGATIVE-SHORT-FLOAT, LEAST-NEGATIVE-NORMALIZED-SHORT-FLOAT, MOST-NEGATIVE-SINGLE-FLOAT, LEAST-NEGATIVE-SINGLE-FLOAT, LEAST-NEGATIVE-NORMALIZED-SINGLE-FLOAT, MOST-NEGATIVE-DOUBLE-FLOAT, LEAST-NEGATIVE-DOUBLE-FLOAT, LEAST-NEGATIVE-NORMALIZED-DOUBLE-FLOAT, MOST-NEGATIVE-LONG-FLOAT, LEAST-NEGATIVE-LONG-FLOAT, LEAST-NEGATIVE-NORMALIZED-LONG-FLOAT</B></A></A></A></A></A></A></A></A></A></A></A></A></A></A></A></A></A></A></A></A></A></A></A></A> <P>
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<P><B>Constant Value:</B><P>
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<A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_i.htm#implementation-dependent"><I>implementation-dependent</I></A>. <P>
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<P><B>Description:</B><P>
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These <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_c.htm#constant_variable"><I>constant variables</I></A> provide a way for programs to examine the <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_i.htm#implementation-defined"><I>implementation-defined</I></A> limits for the various float formats. <P>
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Of these <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_v.htm#variable"><I>variables</I></A>, each which has ``<TT>-normalized</TT>'' in its <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_n.htm#name"><I>name</I></A> must have a <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_v.htm#value"><I>value</I></A> which is a <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_n.htm#normalized"><I>normalized</I></A> <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_f.htm#float"><I>float</I></A>, and each which does not have ``<TT>-normalized</TT>'' in its name may have a <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_v.htm#value"><I>value</I></A> which is either a <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_n.htm#normalized"><I>normalized</I></A> <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_f.htm#float"><I>float</I></A> or a <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_d.htm#denormalized"><I>denormalized</I></A> <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_f.htm#float"><I>float</I></A>, as appropriate. <P>
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Of these <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_v.htm#variable"><I>variables</I></A>, each which has ``<TT>short-float</TT>'' in its name must have a <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_v.htm#value"><I>value</I></A> which is a <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_s.htm#short_float"><I>short float</I></A>, each which has ``<TT>single-float</TT>'' in its name must have a <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_v.htm#value"><I>value</I></A> which is a <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_s.htm#single_float"><I>single float</I></A>, each which has ``<TT>double-float</TT>'' in its name must have a <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_v.htm#value"><I>value</I></A> which is a <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_d.htm#double_float"><I>double float</I></A>, and each which has ``<TT>long-float</TT>'' in its name must have a <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_v.htm#value"><I>value</I></A> which is a <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_l.htm#long_float"><I>long float</I></A>. <P>
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<P><UL><P>
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<LI> <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="#most-positive-short-float"><B>most-positive-short-float</B></A>, <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="#most-positive-single-float"><B>most-positive-single-float</B></A>, <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="#most-positive-double-float"><B>most-positive-double-float</B></A>, <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="#most-positive-long-float"><B>most-positive-long-float</B></A> <P> <P>
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Each of these <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_c.htm#constant_variable"><I>constant variables</I></A> has as its <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_v.htm#value"><I>value</I></A> the positive <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_f.htm#float"><I>float</I></A> of the largest magnitude (closest in value to, but not equal to, positive infinity) for the float format implied by its name. <P>
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<LI> <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="#least-positive-short-float"><B>least-positive-short-float</B></A>, <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="#least-positive-normalized-short-float"><B>least-positive-normalized-short-float</B></A>, <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="#least-positive-single-float"><B>least-positive-single-float</B></A>, <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="#least-positive-normalized-single-float"><B>least-positive-normalized-single-float</B></A>, <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="#least-positive-double-float"><B>least-positive-double-float</B></A>, <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="#least-positive-normalized-double-float"><B>least-positive-normalized-double-float</B></A>, <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="#least-positive-long-float"><B>least-positive-long-float</B></A>, <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="#least-positive-normalized-long-float"><B>least-positive-normalized-long-float</B></A> <P> <P>
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Each of these <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_c.htm#constant_variable"><I>constant variables</I></A> has as its <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_v.htm#value"><I>value</I></A> the smallest positive (nonzero) <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_f.htm#float"><I>float</I></A> for the float format implied by its name. <P>
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<LI> <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="#least-negative-short-float"><B>least-negative-short-float</B></A>, <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="#least-negative-normalized-short-float"><B>least-negative-normalized-short-float</B></A>, <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="#least-negative-single-float"><B>least-negative-single-float</B></A>, <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="#least-negative-normalized-single-float"><B>least-negative-normalized-single-float</B></A>, <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="#least-negative-double-float"><B>least-negative-double-float</B></A>, <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="#least-negative-normalized-double-float"><B>least-negative-normalized-double-float</B></A>, <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="#least-negative-long-float"><B>least-negative-long-float</B></A>, <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="#least-negative-normalized-long-float"><B>least-negative-normalized-long-float</B></A> <P> <P>
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Each of these <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_c.htm#constant_variable"><I>constant variables</I></A> has as its <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_v.htm#value"><I>value</I></A> the negative (nonzero) <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_f.htm#float"><I>float</I></A> of the smallest magnitude for the float format implied by its name. (If an implementation supports minus zero as a <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_d.htm#different"><I>different</I></A> <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_o.htm#object"><I>object</I></A> from positive zero, this value must not be minus zero.) <P>
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<LI> <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="#most-negative-short-float"><B>most-negative-short-float</B></A>, <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="#most-negative-single-float"><B>most-negative-single-float</B></A>, <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="#most-negative-double-float"><B>most-negative-double-float</B></A>, <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="#most-negative-long-float"><B>most-negative-long-float</B></A> <P> <P>
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Each of these <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_c.htm#constant_variable"><I>constant variables</I></A> has as its <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_v.htm#value"><I>value</I></A> the negative <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_f.htm#float"><I>float</I></A> of the largest magnitude (closest in value to, but not equal to, negative infinity) for the float format implied by its name. <P>
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<P><B>Examples:</B> None.
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<P><B>See Also:</B> None.
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<P><HR>The following <A REL=META HREF="../Front/X3J13Iss.htm">X3J13 cleanup issue</A>, <I>not part of the specification</I>, applies to this section:<P><UL><LI> <A REL=CHILD HREF="../Issues/iss162.htm">FLOAT-UNDERFLOW:ADD-VARIABLES</A><P></UL><HR>
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