Double-precision values

For double-precision values, TNS floating-point representations have smaller exponents (hence a smaller range) than IEEE floating-point representations, but they are more precise, which is demonstrated in the following table:

Table 5: Double-precision ranges

Floating-Point representation

Minimum positive decimal value

Maximum decimal value

TNS

1.7272337110188889e-77

1.15792089237316192e77

IEEE

2.2250738585072014E-308

1.7976931348623157E+308