[Cfp-interest 2786] Re: about FLT_TRUE_MIN and DBL_TRUE_MIN in 5.2.4.2.2p29 example

[Jim Thomas]

> On Apr 4, 2023, at 5:03 AM, Vincent Lefevre <vincent at vinc17.net> wrote:
> 
> N3096 5.2.4.2.2p29 is an example with FLT_TRUE_MIN and DBL_TRUE_MIN
> definitions, in particular:
> 
>  FLT_TRUE_MIN  1.40129846E-45F // decimal constant
>  DBL_TRUE_MIN  4.9406564584124654E-324 // decimal constant
> 
> But since these are the minimum positive subnormals, one could use
> only one decimal digit.

Why? These are decimal constant intended to represent minimum positive subnormals in binary types.

But I might be missing your point.

- Jim

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