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From: Ullrich Koethe (koethe_at_[hidden])
Date: 2000-10-19 12:15:19
David Abrahams wrote:
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> From: "Swatosh, Joe R NWP" <joe.r.swatosh_at_[hidden]>
> Ah. We're being bitten by the asymmetry of numeric_limits<>::min() for
> non-integer (floating) types.
I've always wondered about the purpose of this asymmetry. Why is
numeric_limits<int>::min() returning the smallest int, while
numeric_limits<float>::min() returns the smallest *positive* float.
Wouldn't a different name for both cases make things clearer? Is this a
defect in the standard?
Ulli
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