question about negative infinite

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what is equivalent to negative infinity in java?−∞

possible duplicate of [Correct Way to Obtain The Most Negative Double](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2389613/correct-way-to-obtain-the-most-negative-double) — kennytm, Jun 05 '10 at 18:31
@KennyTM The largest representable number and infinity are not equivalent. — Dana the Sane, Jun 05 '10 at 18:42

score 6 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 05 '10 at 18:32

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answered Jun 05 '10 at 18:32

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 05 '10 at 18:33

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Are you looking for Double.NEGATIVE_INFINITY ?

answered Jun 05 '10 at 18:33

Matthew Flaschen · Accepted Answer · 2010-06-05T18:43:11.273

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For the primitive integral types, there are Long.MIN_VALUE, Integer.MIN_VALUE, and Byte.MIN_VALUE, . For double and float, it's a little more complicated. The smallest "real" values are Double.MIN_VALUE and Float.MIN_VALUE, respectively. However, there are also Double.NEGATIVE_INFINITY and Float.NEGATIVE_INFINITY.

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answered Jun 05 '10 at 18:30

Matthew Flaschen

No, `Double.MIN_NORMAL` is the smallest normal value. There are even smaller "subnormal values", `Double.MIN_VALUE`. – kennytm Jun 05 '10 at 18:40

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