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NAG CL Interface
X02BEC (decimal_​digits)

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1 Purpose

X02BEC returns the maximum number of decimal digits which can be accurately represented over the whole range of floating-point numbers.

2 Specification

#include <nag.h>
Integer  X02BEC
The function may be called by the names: x02bec, nag_machine_decimal_digits or nag_decimal_digits.

3 Description

X02BEC is a constant defined in the C Header file.

4 References

None.

5 Arguments

None.

6 Error Indicators and Warnings

None.

7 Accuracy

Not applicable.

8 Parallelism and Performance

X02BEC is not threaded in any implementation.

9 Further Comments

None.

10 Example

None.
NAG Library Manual, Mark 27
Interfaces:  FL   CL   CPP   AD 
NAG CL Interface Introduction
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X02 (Machine) Chapter Introduction
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© The Numerical Algorithms Group Ltd. 2019