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> which is a <A HREF="26_1_Glossary.html#single_float"
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>most-positive-short-float</B
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>,</SPAN
> <A HREF="v_most-positive-short-float.html" CLASS="conref"
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>most-positive-single-float</B
></A
><SPAN CLASS="cmr"
>,</SPAN
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><A HREF="v_most-positive-short-float.html" CLASS="conref"
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>most-positive-double-float</B
></A
><SPAN CLASS="cmr"
>,</SPAN
> <A HREF="v_most-positive-short-float.html" CLASS="conref"
><B
>most-positive-long-float</B
></A
></TD
></TR
></TABLE
><P CLASS="j"
>Each of these <A HREF="26_1_Glossary.html#constant_variable"
><EM CLASS="term"
>constant variables</EM
></A
> has as its <A HREF="26_1_Glossary.html#value"
><EM CLASS="term"
>value</EM
></A
> the positive <A HREF="26_1_Glossary.html#float"
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>least-positive-short-float</B
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> <A HREF="v_most-positive-short-float.html" CLASS="conref"
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>least-positive-normalized-short-float</B
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><SPAN CLASS="cmr"
>,</SPAN
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><A HREF="v_most-positive-short-float.html" CLASS="conref"
><B
>least-positive-single-float</B
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><SPAN CLASS="cmr"
>,</SPAN
> <A HREF="v_most-positive-short-float.html" CLASS="conref"
><B
>least-positive-normalized-single-float</B
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><SPAN CLASS="cmr"
>,</SPAN
><BR
><A HREF="v_most-positive-short-float.html" CLASS="conref"
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>least-positive-double-float</B
></A
><SPAN CLASS="cmr"
>,</SPAN
> <A HREF="v_most-positive-short-float.html" CLASS="conref"
><B
>least-positive-normalized-double-float</B
></A
><SPAN CLASS="cmr"
>,</SPAN
><BR
><A HREF="v_most-positive-short-float.html" CLASS="conref"
><B
>least-positive-long-float</B
></A
><SPAN CLASS="cmr"
>,</SPAN
> <A HREF="v_most-positive-short-float.html" CLASS="conref"
><B
>least-positive-normalized-long-float</B
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></TD
></TR
></TABLE
><P CLASS="j"
>Each of these <A HREF="26_1_Glossary.html#constant_variable"
><EM CLASS="term"
>constant variables</EM
></A
> has as its <A HREF="26_1_Glossary.html#value"
><EM CLASS="term"
>value</EM
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>least-negative-short-float</B
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>,</SPAN
> <A HREF="v_most-positive-short-float.html" CLASS="conref"
><B
>least-negative-normalized-short-float</B
></A
><SPAN CLASS="cmr"
>,</SPAN
><BR
><A HREF="v_most-positive-short-float.html" CLASS="conref"
><B
>least-negative-single-float</B
></A
><SPAN CLASS="cmr"
>,</SPAN
> <A HREF="v_most-positive-short-float.html" CLASS="conref"
><B
>least-negative-normalized-single-float</B
></A
><SPAN CLASS="cmr"
>,</SPAN
><BR
><A HREF="v_most-positive-short-float.html" CLASS="conref"
><B
>least-negative-double-float</B
></A
><SPAN CLASS="cmr"
>,</SPAN
> <A HREF="v_most-positive-short-float.html" CLASS="conref"
><B
>least-negative-normalized-double-float</B
></A
><SPAN CLASS="cmr"
>,</SPAN
><BR
><A HREF="v_most-positive-short-float.html" CLASS="conref"
><B
>least-negative-long-float</B
></A
><SPAN CLASS="cmr"
>,</SPAN
> <A HREF="v_most-positive-short-float.html" CLASS="conref"
><B
>least-negative-normalized-long-float</B
></A
></TD
></TR
></TABLE
><P CLASS="j"
>Each of these <A HREF="26_1_Glossary.html#constant_variable"
><EM CLASS="term"
>constant variables</EM
></A
> has as its <A HREF="26_1_Glossary.html#value"
><EM CLASS="term"
>value</EM
></A
> the negative (nonzero) <A HREF="26_1_Glossary.html#float"
><EM CLASS="term"
>float</EM
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> of the smallest magnitude for the float format implied by its name. (If an implementation supports minus zero as a <A HREF="26_1_Glossary.html#different"
><EM CLASS="term"
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> from positive zero, this value must not be minus zero.)</P
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><TD VALIGN="BASELINE" ALIGN="LEFT"
><A HREF="v_most-positive-short-float.html" CLASS="conref"
><B
>most-negative-short-float</B
></A
><SPAN CLASS="cmr"
>,</SPAN
> <A HREF="v_most-positive-short-float.html" CLASS="conref"
><B
>most-negative-single-float</B
></A
><SPAN CLASS="cmr"
>,</SPAN
><BR
><A HREF="v_most-positive-short-float.html" CLASS="conref"
><B
>most-negative-double-float</B
></A
><SPAN CLASS="cmr"
>,</SPAN
> <A HREF="v_most-positive-short-float.html" CLASS="conref"
><B
>most-negative-long-float</B
></A
></TD
></TR
></TABLE
><P CLASS="j"
>Each of these <A HREF="26_1_Glossary.html#constant_variable"
><EM CLASS="term"
>constant variables</EM
></A
> has as its <A HREF="26_1_Glossary.html#value"
><EM CLASS="term"
>value</EM
></A
> the negative <A HREF="26_1_Glossary.html#float"
><EM CLASS="term"
>float</EM
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> 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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