Java: Range of a double
A double
is a 64-bit IEEE 754 floating point.
Min value (inclusive) and max value (inclusive):
−1.7976931348623157×10308
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1.7976931348623157×10308
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1.7976931348623157×10308
or, equivalently
−1.111⋯1×21023 … 1.111⋯1×21023
The maximum value is available as a constant: Double.MAX_VALUE
.
The minimum value is -Double.MAX_VALUE
, and not Double.MIN_VALUE
. For details, see Why's Double.MIN_VALUE is positive? Integer.MIN_VALUE is negative!
The constant Double.MIN_VALUE
is the smallest value greater than 0, i.e. not the smallest possible value. (This constant corresponds to Epsilon
in .NET.) For details, see Double.MIN_VALUE vs Double.MIN_NORMAL
See ranges of all primitive types here: Ranges of Primitive Types