machEpsilon#
Purpose#
Returns the smallest number such that \(1 + eps > 1\).
Format#
- eps = machEpsilon()#
- Returns:
eps (scalar) – machine epsilon.
Examples#
eps = machEpsilon();
print eps;
The code above produces the following output:
2.2300000e-16
Source#
machconst.src
See also
Functions sysstate()