HUGE(X)

Purpose

Returns the largest number in the model representing numbers of the same type and kind type parameter as the argument.

Class

Inquiry function

Argument type and attributes

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

Result type and attributes

Scalar of the same type and kind type parameter as X.

Result value

Examples

HUGE (X) = (1D0 - 2D0**-53) * (2D0**1024) for X of type real(8).

HUGE (X) = (2**63) - 1 for X of type integer(8).

See Data representation models.