R: Re: Re: Re: Modify machine precision

[alberto frigerio]

'Right, thanks everyone and sorry for bothering you all.

Have a nice day,

  Alberto

Il 29/03/12, Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso  <address@hidden> ha scritto:

On 29 March 2012 11:30, alberto frigerio
<address@hidden> wrote:
> eps is the smallest number so that alpha + eps <> alpha. Is there a
> way to say Octave "Look, I don't want eps to be your default value
> no more, please use for the function I'm running now this neweps
> value" ?

No, not if you want to perform these computations in hardware anymore.
If you want to perform them in software, which is slower, you have to
use different software.

- Jordi G. H.