realmax

Return the maximum finite value capable of being represented by a numeric real type.

Installation

npm install @stdlib/utils-real-max

Usage

var realmax = require( '@stdlib/utils-real-max' );

realmax( dtype )

Returns the maximum finite value capable of being represented by a numeric real type.

var m = realmax( 'float64' );
// returns 1.7976931348623157e+308

The following numeric real types are supported:

• float64: double-precision floating-point numbers
• float32: single-precision floating-point numbers
• float16: half-precision floating-point numbers

Examples

var realmax = require( '@stdlib/utils-real-max' );

var m = realmax( 'float64' );
// returns 1.7976931348623157e+308

m = realmax( 'float32' );
// returns 3.4028234663852886e+38

m = realmax( 'float16' );
// returns 65504.0

See Also

• @stdlib/utils-real-max-cli: CLI package for use as a command-line utility.
• @stdlib/utils-real-min: return the smallest positive normal value capable of being represented by a numeric real type.
• @stdlib/utils-type-max: return the maximum value of a specified numeric type.

Notice

This package is part of stdlib, a standard library for JavaScript and Node.js, with an emphasis on numerical and scientific computing. The library provides a collection of robust, high performance libraries for mathematics, statistics, streams, utilities, and more.

For more information on the project, filing bug reports and feature requests, and guidance on how to develop stdlib, see the main project repository.

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License

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