> #- > DEFAULT_MAX_EXPONENT = 999999999 > #- > DEFAULT_MIN_EXPONENT = -999999999 > #- > ABSOLUTE_MAX_EXP = 999999999 > #- > ABSOLUTE_MIN_EXP = -999999999 I can think of at least one real use for exponents outside this range: probabilities. E.g., if I'm using probabilistic models to estimate P(author|text), I end up multiplying together a large number of very low probabilities, and the total probability could easily get this small. Of course, people usually use tricks to avoid underflow: taking logs, and if necessary performing periodic re-normalization (which means that you don't have probabilities anymore, just some sort of likelihood measures). But it might be nice to not have to do those tricks. I'm +1 for following the lead set by Long, and not adding unnecessary limits. -Edward
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