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Jeff Walden (2013-07-10T02:28:36.000Z)
On 07/09/2013 04:14 PM, Brendan Eich wrote:
>> Why pick this particular epsilon?  Why not, say, 2**-1074 instead, as the difference between 0 and the next largest number?  Seeing only the name I'd have guessed 2**-1074.
> 
> See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machine_epsilon.

Hmm, my memory of the meaning of epsilon was obviously horribly wrong.  :-)  This is obviously sane then.

Jeff
domenic at domenicdenicola.com (2013-07-17T18:53:40.304Z)
On 07/09/2013 04:14 PM, Brendan Eich wrote:
> See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machine_epsilon.

Hmm, my memory of the meaning of epsilon was obviously horribly wrong.  :-)  This is obviously sane then.
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