[Cfp-interest 1394] Re: Math functions & range errors

[Fred J. Tydeman]

On Mon, 26 Aug 2019 15:40:33 -0700 Jim Thomas wrote:
>
>>> Can't there be range errors for moderate magnitude
>>> negative x?
>> 
>> Yes.  I think "moderate negative x" could still be considered "too large".  But, I am open to
>> other wording.
>
>How about: "A range error occurs if the magnitude of finite positive x is too large and for some negative finite x and "?

Actually, tgamma() overflows both binary 128 and decimal 128 by +2200,
and underflows both of those formats by -2200.5
So, the numbers do not have to be very big.

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