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| 12.2.77  short-float-epsilon, short-float-negative-epsilon,          single-float-epsilon, single-float-negative-epsilon,          double-float-epsilon, double-float-negative-epsilon,          long-float-epsilon, long-float-negative-epsilon | 
Constant Variable | 
  
 - Constant Value:
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implementation-dependent.
  - Description:
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The value of each of the constants short-float-epsilon, 
single-float-epsilon,
double-float-epsilon, and long-float-epsilon is 
the smallest positive float  of the given format, 
such that the following expression is true when evaluated:
(not (= (float 1 epsilon) (+ (float 1 epsilon) 
epsilon))) 
 
The value of each of the constants short-float-negative-epsilon, 
single-float-negative-epsilon,
double-float-negative-epsilon, and  
long-float-negative-epsilon is the smallest positive
float  of the given format, such that the following
expression is true when evaluated:
 
(not (= (float 1 epsilon) (- (float 1 epsilon) 
epsilon))) 
 
  - Allegro CL Implementation Details:
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 None.
  
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