[Cfp-interest 1491] Re: Range errors

[Fred J. Tydeman]

On Tue, 18 Feb 2020 15:04:52 -0800 Jim Thomas wrote:
>
>> The cosh functions
>> Change 7.12.5.4#2 from
>> 
>> A range error occurs if the magnitude of x is too large.
>> to
>> 
>> A range error occurs if the magnitude of (positive or negative) finite x is too large.

>"the magnitude of" cannot be deleted here.

Why?

What is the difference between:

the magnitude of (positive or negative) finite x is too large

the value of (positive or negative) finite x is too large

(positive or negative) finite x is too large

---
Fred J. Tydeman        Tydeman Consulting
tydeman at tybor.com      Testing, numerics, programming
+1 (702) 608-6093      Vice-chair of PL22.11 (ANSI "C")
Sample C99+FPCE tests: http://www.tybor.com
Savers sleep well, investors eat well, spenders work forever.