1> realmax
ans =  1.7977e+308


2> (1-2^-53)*2^1024
ans = Inf


3> 2^1023 - 2^970
ans =  8.9885e+307


4> 2 * ans
ans =  1.7977e+308


5> realmin
ans =  2.2251e-308


6> 2^(-1022)
ans =  2.2251e-308


7> format long


8> realmin
ans =  2.22507385850720e-308


9> 2^(-1022)
ans =  2.22507385850720e-308


10> format bit


11> 2^(-1022)
ans = 0000000000010000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000


12> -2^(-1022)
ans = 1000000000010000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000


13> 0.1
ans = 0011111110111001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011010


14> vis_floating(2,2,-2,2)


15> vis_floating(2,2,-3,2)


16> pwd()
ans = C:\cygwin\home\achilles


17> help vis_floating
'vis_floating' is a function from the file C:\cygwin\home\achilles\vis_floating.m

 vis_floating(b,t,L,U)
 visualizza i numeri floating point F(b,t,L,U)

Additional help for built-in functions and operators is
available in the online version of the manual.  Use the command
'doc <topic>' to search the manual index.

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18> quit