realmax
(1-2^-53)*2^1024
2^1023 - 2^970
2 * ans
realmin
2^(-1022)
format long
realmin
2^(-1022)
format bit
2^(-1022)
-2^(-1022)
0.1
vis_floating(2,2,-2,2)
vis_floating(2,2,-3,2)
pwd()
help vis_floating
quit
# Octave 3.6.4, Wed Oct 09 17:01:52 2013 W. Europe Daylight Time <unknown@achilles-TOSH>

