HUGE — Largest number of a kind

HUGE(X)

HUGE(X) returns the largest number that is not an infinity in the model of the type of X.

Parameters

X – Shall be of type REAL or INTEGER.

Returns

The return value is of the same type and kind as X

Standard:

Fortran 90 and later

Class:

Inquiry function

Syntax:

RESULT = HUGE(X)

Example:

program test_huge_tiny
  print *, huge(0), huge(0.0), huge(0.0d0)
  print *, tiny(0.0), tiny(0.0d0)
end program test_huge_tiny