NAME¶

std::numeric_limits::has_denorm_loss - std::numeric_limits::has_denorm_loss

Synopsis¶

static const bool has_denorm_loss; (until C++11)
static constexpr bool has_denorm_loss; (since C++11)

The value of std::numeric_limits<T>::has_denorm_loss is true for all floating-point
types T that detect loss of precision when creating a subnormal number as
denormalization loss rather than as inexact result (see below).

Standard specializations¶

T value of std::numeric_limits<T>::has_denorm_loss
/* non-specialized */ false
bool false
char false
signed char false
unsigned char false
wchar_t false
char8_t (C++20) false
char16_t (C++11) false
char32_t (C++11) false
short false
unsigned short false
int false
unsigned int false
long false
unsigned long false
long long (C++11) false
unsigned long long (C++11) false
float implementation-defined
double implementation-defined
long double implementation-defined

Notes¶

Standard-compliant IEEE 754 floating-point implementations of subnormal numbers are
required to detect the loss of accuracy associated with the creation of such number,
if it occurs, and may do so in one of the two distinct ways:

1. Denormalization loss: the delivered result differs from what would have been
computed were exponent range unbounded.
2. Inexact result: the delivered result differs from what would have been computed
were both exponent range and precision unbounded.

No implementation of denormalization loss mechanism exists (accuracy loss is
detected after rounding, as inexact result), and this option was removed in the 2008
revision of IEEE Std 754.

libstdc++, libc++, libCstd, and stlport4 define this constant as false for all
floating-point types. Microsoft Visual Studio defines it as true for all
floating-point types.

As with any floating-point computations, accuracy loss may raise FE_INEXACT

Example¶

This section is incomplete
Reason: no example

See also¶

tinyness_before identifies floating-point types that detect tinyness before rounding
[static] (public static member constant)
has_denorm identifies the denormalization style used by the floating-point type
[static] (public static member constant)