@stdlib/constants-float32-smallest-normal/lib/index.js

Smallest positive normalized single-precision floating-point number.

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'use strict';

/**
* Smallest positive single-precision floating-point normal number.
*
* @module @stdlib/constants-float32-smallest-normal
* @type {number}
*
* @example
* var FLOAT32_SMALLEST_NORMAL = require( '@stdlib/constants-float32-smallest-normal' );
* // returns 1.1754943508222875e-38
*/


// MAIN //

/**
* The smallest positive single-precision floating-point normal number.
*
* ## Notes
*
* The number has the value
*
* ```tex
* \frac{1}{2^{127-1}}
* ```
*
* which corresponds to the bit sequence
*
* ```binarystring
* 0 00000001 00000000000000000000000
* ```
*
* @constant
* @type {number}
* @default 1.1754943508222875e-38
* @see [IEEE 754]{@link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE_754-1985}
*/
var FLOAT32_SMALLEST_NORMAL = 1.1754943508222875e-38;


// EXPORTS //

module.exports = FLOAT32_SMALLEST_NORMAL;