eps

Creates an epsilon (machine precision)

Syntax

• eps
• eps
• eps(n)
• eps(n, m)
• eps('double')
• eps('single')

Input argument

• n - a variable: n-by-n matrix
• m - a variable: n-by-m matrix

Description

eps returns the machine precision 2^(-52) for double and 2^(-23) for single.

eps(Inf), eps(-Inf) and eps(NaN) return NaN.

Examples

eps

eps('double')

eps('single')

See also

double, single.

History

Author

Allan CORNET