Do doubles suffer from overflow?

StackOverflow https://stackoverflow.com/questions/10239741

Question

Is it possible to have an overflow (wrap around) with a double or a float? What will happen if the maximum (or minimum) value is reached on x86 or x64 hardware?

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Solution

On an IEEE-754 compliant system, overflow results in a special "infinity" (or "minus infinity") value, beyond which any further increment will have no effect.

OTHER TIPS

No. Floats go to Inf or -Inf

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