Hi,
i´ve got an iteration with random generated floating point numbers.
During the iteration process sometimes the programm stops with the error:
"floating point error: overflow"
Is the number out of range? what does it exactly mean?
Thanks, Chris
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"C. Sengstock" <c.*********@ur z.uni-heidelberg.de> wrote in message
news:bk******** **@news.urz.uni-heidelberg.de.. . Hi,
i´ve got an iteration with random generated floating point numbers.
During the iteration process sometimes the programm stops with the error:
"floating point error: overflow"
Is the number out of range?
Essentially yes.
what does it exactly mean?
You tried to store a representation that is
invalid for a floating point type on your
implementation.
-Mike
On Thu, 25 Sep 2003 03:19:53 GMT, "Mike Wahler"
<mk******@mkwah ler.net> wrote in comp.lang.c:
"C. Sengstock" <c.*********@ur z.uni-heidelberg.de> wrote in message
news:bk******** **@news.urz.uni-heidelberg.de.. . Hi,
i´ve got an iteration with random generated floating point numbers.
During the iteration process sometimes the programm stops with the error:
"floating point error: overflow"
Is the number out of range?
Essentially yes.
what does it exactly mean?
You tried to store a representation that is
invalid for a floating point type on your
implementation.
-Mike
Not even store, necessarily. Just generate.
double d = DBL_MAX;
++d;
....can generate an exception or trap.
BTW, could you start using a proper signature separator?
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news:9r******** *************** *********@4ax.c om... On Thu, 25 Sep 2003 03:19:53 GMT, "Mike Wahler"
<mk******@mkwah ler.net> wrote in comp.lang.c:
"C. Sengstock" <c.*********@ur z.uni-heidelberg.de> wrote in message
news:bk******** **@news.urz.uni-heidelberg.de.. . Hi,
i´ve got an iteration with random generated floating point numbers.
During the iteration process sometimes the programm stops with the
error: "floating point error: overflow"
Is the number out of range?
Essentially yes.
what does it exactly mean?
You tried to store a representation that is
invalid for a floating point type on your
implementation.
-Mike
Not even store, necessarily. Just generate.
Right. Thanks.
double d = DBL_MAX;
++d;
...can generate an exception or trap.
BTW, could you start using a proper signature separator?
Sure, as soon as I start using a sig.
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Hi,
i´ve got an iteration with random generated floating point numbers.
During the iteration process sometimes the programm stops with the error:
"floating point error: overflow"
Is the number out of range? what does it exactly mean?
Thanks, Chris
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