safeintmin

Return the minimum safe integer capable of being represented by a numeric real type.

Usage

var safeintmin = require( '@stdlib/utils/safe-int-min' );

safeintmin( dtype )

Returns the minimum safe integer capable of being represented by a numeric real type.

var m = safeintmin( 'float64' );
// returns -9007199254740991

The following numeric real types are supported:

• float64: double-precision floating-point numbers
• float32: single-precision floating-point numbers
• float16: half-precision floating-point numbers

Examples

var safeintmin = require( '@stdlib/utils/safe-int-min' );

var m = safeintmin( 'float64' );
// returns -9007199254740991

m = safeintmin( 'float32' );
// returns -16777215

m = safeintmin( 'float16' );
// returns -2047

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CLI

Usage

Usage: safeintmin [options] <dtype>

Options:

  -h,    --help                Print this message.
  -V,    --version             Print the package version.

Examples

$ safeintmin float16
-2047

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See Also

• @stdlib/utils/safe-int-max: return the maximum safe integer capable of being represented by a numeric real type.
• @stdlib/utils/real-min: return the smallest positive normal value capable of being represented by a numeric real type.
• @stdlib/utils/type-min: return the minimum value of a specified numeric type.