HP C/iX Reference Manual (31506-90011)

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HP C/iX Implementation Topics
Data Types
Comments
In the following comments, the low bounds of float, double, and long double data types
are given in their normalized and denormalized forms. Normalized and denormalized
refer to the way data is stored. Normalized numbers are represented with a greater degree
of accuracy than denormalized numbers. Denormalized numbers are very small numbers
represented with fewer significant bits than normalized numbers.
a. Least normalized: 1.17549435E-38F
Least denormalized: 1.4012985E-45F
b. 3.40282347E+38F
c. Least normalized: 2.2250738585072014E-308
Least denormalized: 4.9406564584124654E-324
d. 1.7976931348623157E+308
e. Least normalized: 3.3621031431120935062626778173217526026E-4932L
Least denormalized: 6.4751751194380251109244389582276465525E-4966L
f. 1.1897314953572317650857593266280070162E+4932L