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Machine epsilon
In computer science, the machine epsilon (also called macheps, machine precision or unit roundoff) is, for a particular machine, the smallest number that, when added to 1, gives a number greater than 1. The existence of a machine epsilon is a consequence of finite-precision floating point arithmetic.
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