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Machine epsilon of the HP Prime
09-19-2022, 06:31 AM
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RE: Machine epsilon of the HP Prime
Ah, thanks, so I may not be fully compliant, but I am a recognised variant!
Quote:This alternative definition is much more widespread outside academia: machine epsilon is the difference between 1 and the next larger floating point number.

This, also from the Wikipedia page, seems to me to cast doubt on this approach:
Quote:The following simple algorithm can be used to approximate the machine epsilon, to within a factor of two (one order of magnitude) of its true value, using a linear search.
(Emphasis added)
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RE: Machine epsilon of the HP Prime - EdS2 - 09-19-2022, 01:05 PM
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