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<td class="contents" valign="top" align="left"><b>Routine<br/>Name</b></td>
<td class="contents" valign="top" align="center"><b>Mark of<br/>Introduction</b></td>
<td class="contents" valign="top" align="left"><br/><b>Purpose</b></td>
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<td class="contentsdoc" valign="top"><a class="rout" href="../X02/x02ahf.xml">X02AHF</a></td>
<td class="contentsdoc" valign="top" align="center">9</td>
<td class="contentsdoc" valign="top">The largest permissible argument for sin and cos</td>
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<td class="contentsdoc" valign="top"><a class="rout" href="../X02/x02ajf.xml">X02AJF</a>
<br/><a class="tocexample" href="../../examples/source/x02ajfe.f">Example&#160;Text</a></td>
<td class="contentsdoc" valign="top" align="center">12</td>
<td class="contentsdoc" valign="top">The machine precision</td>
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<td class="contentsdoc" valign="top"><a class="rout" href="../X02/x02akf.xml">X02AKF</a></td>
<td class="contentsdoc" valign="top" align="center">12</td>
<td class="contentsdoc" valign="top">The smallest positive model number</td>
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<td class="contentsdoc" valign="top"><a class="rout" href="../X02/x02alf.xml">X02ALF</a></td>
<td class="contentsdoc" valign="top" align="center">12</td>
<td class="contentsdoc" valign="top">The largest positive model number</td>
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<td class="contentsdoc" valign="top"><a class="rout" href="../X02/x02amf.xml">X02AMF</a></td>
<td class="contentsdoc" valign="top" align="center">12</td>
<td class="contentsdoc" valign="top">The safe range parameter</td>
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<td class="contentsdoc" valign="top"><a class="rout" href="../X02/x02anf.xml">X02ANF</a></td>
<td class="contentsdoc" valign="top" align="center">15</td>
<td class="contentsdoc" valign="top">The safe range parameter for complex floating-point arithmetic</td>
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<td class="contentsdoc" valign="top"><a class="rout" href="../X02/x02bbf.xml">X02BBF</a></td>
<td class="contentsdoc" valign="top" align="center">5</td>
<td class="contentsdoc" valign="top">The largest representable integer</td>
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<td class="contentsdoc" valign="top"><a class="rout" href="../X02/x02bef.xml">X02BEF</a></td>
<td class="contentsdoc" valign="top" align="center">5</td>
<td class="contentsdoc" valign="top">The maximum number of decimal digits that can be represented</td>
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<td class="contentsdoc" valign="top"><a class="rout" href="../X02/x02bhf.xml">X02BHF</a></td>
<td class="contentsdoc" valign="top" align="center">12</td>
<td class="contentsdoc" valign="top">The floating-point model parameter, <m:math><m:mi>b</m:mi></m:math></td>
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<td class="contentsdoc" valign="top"><a class="rout" href="../X02/x02bjf.xml">X02BJF</a></td>
<td class="contentsdoc" valign="top" align="center">12</td>
<td class="contentsdoc" valign="top">The floating-point model parameter, <m:math><m:mi>p</m:mi></m:math></td>
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<td class="contentsdoc" valign="top"><a class="rout" href="../X02/x02bkf.xml">X02BKF</a></td>
<td class="contentsdoc" valign="top" align="center">12</td>
<td class="contentsdoc" valign="top">The floating-point model parameter <m:math><m:msub><m:mi>e</m:mi><m:mi mathvariant="normal">min</m:mi></m:msub></m:math></td>
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<td class="contentsdoc" valign="top"><a class="rout" href="../X02/x02blf.xml">X02BLF</a></td>
<td class="contentsdoc" valign="top" align="center">12</td>
<td class="contentsdoc" valign="top">The floating-point model parameter <m:math><m:msub><m:mi>e</m:mi><m:mi mathvariant="normal">max</m:mi></m:msub></m:math></td>
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<td class="contentsdoc" valign="top"><a class="rout" href="../X02/x02daf.xml">X02DAF</a></td>
<td class="contentsdoc" valign="top" align="center">8</td>
<td class="contentsdoc" valign="top">Switch for taking precautions to avoid underflow<br/><b>Note</b>: this routine is scheduled for withdrawal at Mark 24, see <a class="sec" href="../GENINT/replace.xml#X02DAF">Advice on Replacement Calls for Withdrawn/Superseded Routines</a> for further information.</td>
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<td class="contentsdoc" valign="top"><a class="rout" href="../X02/x02djf.xml">X02DJF</a></td>
<td class="contentsdoc" valign="top" align="center">12</td>
<td class="contentsdoc" valign="top">The floating-point model parameter ROUNDS<br/><b>Note</b>: this routine is scheduled for withdrawal at Mark 24, see <a class="sec" href="../GENINT/replace.xml#X02DJF">Advice on Replacement Calls for Withdrawn/Superseded Routines</a> for further information.</td>
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