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NAME
epsilon - set or read the stored epsilon value
SYNOPSIS
epsilon([eps])
TYPES
eps real number greater than 0 and less than 1
return real number greater than 0 and less than 1
DESCRIPTION
Without args, epsilon() returns the current epsilon value.
With one arg, epsilon(eps) returns the current epsilon value
and sets the stored epsilon value to eps.
The stored epsilon value is used as default value for eps in
the functions appr(x, eps, rnd), sqrt(x, eps, rnd), etc.
EXAMPLE
> oldeps = epsilon(1e-6)
> print epsilon(), sqrt(2), epsilon(1e-4), sqrt(2), epsilon(oldeps)
> .000001 1.414214 .000001 1.4142 .0001
LIMITS
none
LIBRARY
void setepsilon(NUMBER *eps)
NUMBER *_epsilon_
SEE ALSO
config