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<A NAME="short-float-epsilon"><A NAME="short-float-negative-epsilon"><A NAME="single-float-epsilon"><A NAME="single-float-negative-epsilon"><A NAME="double-float-epsilon"><A NAME="double-float-negative-epsilon"><A NAME="long-float-epsilon"><A NAME="long-float-negative-epsilon"><I>Constant Variable</I> <B>SHORT-FLOAT-EPSILON, SHORT-FLOAT-NEGATIVE-EPSILON, SINGLE-FLOAT-EPSILON, SINGLE-FLOAT-NEGATIVE-EPSILON, DOUBLE-FLOAT-EPSILON, DOUBLE-FLOAT-NEGATIVE-EPSILON, LONG-FLOAT-EPSILON, LONG-FLOAT-NEGATIVE-EPSILON</B></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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The value of each of the constants <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="#short-float-epsilon"><B>short-float-epsilon</B></A>, <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="#single-float-epsilon"><B>single-float-epsilon</B></A>, <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="#double-float-epsilon"><B>double-float-epsilon</B></A>, and <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="#long-float-epsilon"><B>long-float-epsilon</B></A> is the smallest positive <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_f.htm#float"><I>float</I></A> <EPSILON> of the given format, such that the following expression is <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_t.htm#true"><I>true</I></A> when evaluated: <P>
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<TT>(not (= (float 1 <EPSILON>) (+ (float 1 <EPSILON>) <EPSILON>)))</TT> <P>
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The value of each of the constants <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="#short-float-negative-epsilon"><B>short-float-negative-epsilon</B></A>, <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="#single-float-negative-epsilon"><B>single-float-negative-epsilon</B></A>, <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="#double-float-negative-epsilon"><B>double-float-negative-epsilon</B></A>, and <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="#long-float-negative-epsilon"><B>long-float-negative-epsilon</B></A> is the smallest positive <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_f.htm#float"><I>float</I></A> <EPSILON> of the given format, such that the following expression is <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_t.htm#true"><I>true</I></A> when evaluated: <P>
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<TT>(not (= (float 1 <EPSILON>) (- (float 1 <EPSILON>) <EPSILON>)))</TT> <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><B>Notes:</B> None.
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