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machine epsilon

machine epsilon noun: an upper bound on the relative approximation error due to rounding in floating-point arithmetic, denoted by the symbol ε.

Noun

machine epsilon (plural machine epsilons)

  1. An upper bound on the relative approximation error due to rounding in floating-point arithmetic, denoted by the symbol ε.
    Synonyms:
    macheps

Synonyms of machine epsilon

Forms of machine epsilon

pluralmachine epsilons

Questions about machine epsilon

What does machine epsilon mean?
Machine epsilon means an upper bound on the relative approximation error due to rounding in floating-point arithmetic, denoted by the symbol ε.
What part of speech is machine epsilon?
Machine epsilon is a noun.
What is the plural of machine epsilon?
The plural of machine epsilon is machine epsilons.

Words near machine epsilon in the dictionary

  1. machine codes
  2. machine cycle
  3. machine cycles
  4. machine elf
  5. machine elves
  6. machine epsilon
  7. machine epsilons
  8. machine gun
  9. machine gunner
  10. machine gunners
  11. machine guns

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