%eps

epsilon (floating-point relative accuracy)

Calling Sequence

%eps

Description

%eps is a predefined variable, %eps = 2^(-52) .

Calculations are not exact but performed for a given precision, Scilab uses the IEEE 754 standard.

Example

%eps
      `format`_(20)
      1 + %eps
      1 + (%eps / 2) == 1

See Also

• format number printing and display format