Maximum size of a floating-point number

Morning all,
Does anyone know what the maximum size of a floating point number can be under Solaris 8 running on
a V880?
Regards,
Richard Breckon

I'm not sure what you're asking.
The maximum size is 128 bits.
The maximum value is as given in /usr/include/float.h: 1.189731495357231765085759326628007016E+4932L

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