"machine epsilon" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: machine epsilons [plural]
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  1. (computing) An upper bound on the relative approximation error due to rounding in floating-point arithmetic, denoted by the symbol ε. Categories (topical): Computing Synonyms: macheps [abbreviation]

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