17 Language support library [support]

17.3 Implementation properties [support.limits]

17.3.5 Class template numeric_limits [numeric.limits]

17.3.5.2 numeric_limits members [numeric.limits.members]

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Each member function defined in this subclause is signal-safe.
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static constexpr T min() noexcept;
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Minimum finite value.170
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For floating-point types with subnormal numbers, returns the minimum positive normalized value.
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Meaningful for all specializations in which is_bounded != false, or is_bounded == false && is_signed == false.
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static constexpr T max() noexcept;
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Maximum finite value.171
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Meaningful for all specializations in which is_bounded != false.
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static constexpr T lowest() noexcept;
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A finite value x such that there is no other finite value y where y < x.172
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Meaningful for all specializations in which is_bounded != false.
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static constexpr int digits;
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Number of radix digits that can be represented without change.
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For integer types, the number of non-sign bits in the representation.
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For floating-point types, the number of radix digits in the mantissa.173
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static constexpr int digits10;
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Number of base 10 digits that can be represented without change.174
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Meaningful for all specializations in which is_bounded != false.
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static constexpr int max_digits10;
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Number of base 10 digits required to ensure that values which differ are always differentiated.
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Meaningful for all floating-point types.
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static constexpr bool is_signed;
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true if the type is signed.
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Meaningful for all specializations.
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static constexpr bool is_integer;
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true if the type is integer.
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Meaningful for all specializations.
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static constexpr bool is_exact;
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true if the type uses an exact representation.
All integer types are exact, but not all exact types are integer.
For example, rational and fixed-exponent representations are exact but not integer.
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Meaningful for all specializations.
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static constexpr int radix;
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For floating-point types, specifies the base or radix of the exponent representation (often 2).175
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For integer types, specifies the base of the representation.176
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Meaningful for all specializations.
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static constexpr T epsilon() noexcept;
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Machine epsilon: the difference between 1 and the least value greater than 1 that is representable.177
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Meaningful for all floating-point types.
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static constexpr T round_error() noexcept;
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Measure of the maximum rounding error.178
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static constexpr int min_exponent;
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Minimum negative integer such that radix raised to the power of one less than that integer is a normalized floating-point number.179
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Meaningful for all floating-point types.
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static constexpr int min_exponent10;
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Minimum negative integer such that 10 raised to that power is in the range of normalized floating-point numbers.180
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Meaningful for all floating-point types.
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static constexpr int max_exponent;
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Maximum positive integer such that radix raised to the power one less than that integer is a representable finite floating-point number.181
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Meaningful for all floating-point types.
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static constexpr int max_exponent10;
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Maximum positive integer such that 10 raised to that power is in the range of representable finite floating-point numbers.182
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Meaningful for all floating-point types.
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static constexpr bool has_infinity;
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true if the type has a representation for positive infinity.
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Meaningful for all floating-point types.
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Shall be true for all specializations in which is_iec559 != false.
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static constexpr bool has_quiet_NaN;
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true if the type has a representation for a quiet (non-signaling) “Not a Number”.183
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Meaningful for all floating-point types.
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Shall be true for all specializations in which is_iec559 != false.
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static constexpr bool has_signaling_NaN;
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true if the type has a representation for a signaling “Not a Number”.184
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Meaningful for all floating-point types.
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Shall be true for all specializations in which is_iec559 != false.
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static constexpr T infinity() noexcept;
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Representation of positive infinity, if available.185
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Meaningful for all specializations for which has_infinity != false.
Required in specializations for which is_iec559 != false.
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static constexpr T quiet_NaN() noexcept;
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Representation of a quiet “Not a Number”, if available.186
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Meaningful for all specializations for which has_quiet_NaN != false.
Required in specializations for which is_iec559 != false.
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static constexpr T signaling_NaN() noexcept;
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Representation of a signaling “Not a Number”, if available.187
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Meaningful for all specializations for which has_signaling_NaN != false.
Required in specializations for which is_iec559 != false.
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static constexpr T denorm_min() noexcept;
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Minimum positive subnormal value, if available.188
Otherwise, minimum positive normalized value.
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Meaningful for all floating-point types.
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static constexpr bool is_iec559;
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true if and only if the type adheres to ISO/IEC/IEEE 60559.189
[Note 1: 
The value is true for any of the types float16_t, float32_t, float64_t, or float128_t, if present ([basic.extended.fp]).
— end note]
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Meaningful for all floating-point types.
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static constexpr bool is_bounded;
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true if the set of values representable by the type is finite.190
[Note 2: 
All fundamental types ([basic.fundamental]) are bounded.
This member would be false for arbitrary precision types.
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Meaningful for all specializations.
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static constexpr bool is_modulo;
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true if the type is modulo.191
A type is modulo if, for any operation involving +, -, or * on values of that type whose result would fall outside the range [min(), max()], the value returned differs from the true value by an integer multiple of max() - min() + 1.
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[Example 1: 
is_modulo is false for signed integer types ([basic.fundamental]) unless an implementation, as an extension to this document, defines signed integer overflow to wrap.
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Meaningful for all specializations.
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static constexpr bool traps;
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true if, at the start of the program, there exists a value of the type that would cause an arithmetic operation using that value to trap.192
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Meaningful for all specializations.
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static constexpr bool tinyness_before;
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true if tinyness is detected before rounding.193
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Meaningful for all floating-point types.
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static constexpr float_round_style round_style;
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The rounding style for the type.194
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Meaningful for all floating-point types.
Specializations for integer types shall return round_toward_zero.
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Equivalent to CHAR_MIN, SHRT_MIN, FLT_MIN, DBL_MIN, etc.
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Equivalent to CHAR_MAX, SHRT_MAX, FLT_MAX, DBL_MAX, etc.
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lowest() is necessary because not all floating-point representations have a smallest (most negative) value that is the negative of the largest (most positive) finite value.
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Equivalent to FLT_MANT_DIG, DBL_MANT_DIG, LDBL_MANT_DIG.
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Equivalent to FLT_DIG, DBL_DIG, LDBL_DIG.
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Equivalent to FLT_RADIX.
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Distinguishes types with bases other than 2 (e.g., BCD).
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Equivalent to FLT_EPSILON, DBL_EPSILON, LDBL_EPSILON.
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Rounding error is described in LIA-1 Section 5.2.4 and Annex C Rationale Section C.5.2.4 — Rounding and rounding constants.
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Equivalent to FLT_MIN_EXP, DBL_MIN_EXP, LDBL_MIN_EXP.
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Equivalent to FLT_MIN_10_EXP, DBL_MIN_10_EXP, LDBL_MIN_10_EXP.
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Equivalent to FLT_MAX_EXP, DBL_MAX_EXP, LDBL_MAX_EXP.
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Equivalent to FLT_MAX_10_EXP, DBL_MAX_10_EXP, LDBL_MAX_10_EXP.
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Required by LIA-1.
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Required by LIA-1.
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Required by LIA-1.
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Required by LIA-1.
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Required by LIA-1.
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Required by LIA-1.
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ISO/IEC/IEEE 60559:2020 is the same as IEEE 754-2019.
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Required by LIA-1.
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Required by LIA-1.
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Required by LIA-1.
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Refer to ISO/IEC/IEEE 60559.
Required by LIA-1.
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Equivalent to FLT_ROUNDS.
Required by LIA-1.