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Date: Wed, 3 Apr 2019 13:40:00 +0100
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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] PHP_FLOAT_MIN is positive
From: rowan.collins@gmail.com (Rowan Collins)

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On Wed, 3 Apr 2019 at 13:33, Benjamin Morel <benjamin.morel@gmail.com>
wrote:

> PHP_FLOAT_MIN (float)
> > Smallest representable POSITIVE floating point number. If you need the
> > smallest representable floating point number, use - PHP_FLOAT_MAX.
> > Available as of PHP 7.2.0.
>


I'd avoid the word "smallest". PHP_FLOAT_MIN could be described as having
the "smallest magnitude", and -PHP_FLOAT as being "the largest magnitude,
but negative".

Perhaps:

> Closest representable positive floating point number to zero. If you need
the
> negative number furthest from zero, use -PHP_FLOAT_MAX.


Regards,
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Rowan Collins
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