Language Reference

MAXEXPONENT(X)

Returns the maximum exponent in the model representing numbers of the same type and kind type parameter as the argument.

X

must be of type real. It may be scalar or array valued.

Class

Inquiry function

Result Type and Attributes

Default integer scalar.

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Result Value

The result is the following:

   type             MAXEXPONENT
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  real(4)                128
  real(8)               1024
  real(16)              1024

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Examples

MAXEXPONENT(X) = 128 for X of type real(4).

See Real Data Model.

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