/**
* @license Apache-2.0
*
* Copyright (c) 2018 The Stdlib Authors.
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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*
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'use strict';

/**
* The minimum biased base 2 exponent for a normal double-precision floating-point number.
*
* @module @stdlib/constants/float64/min-base2-exponent
* @type {integer32}
*
* @example
* var FLOAT64_MIN_BASE2_EXPONENT = require( '@stdlib/constants/float64/min-base2-exponent' );
* // returns -1022
*/


// MAIN //

/**
* The minimum biased base 2 exponent for a normal double-precision floating-point number.
*
* ```text
* 1 - BIAS = -1022
* ```
*
* where `BIAS = 1023`.
*
* @constant
* @type {integer32}
* @default -1022
* @see [IEEE 754]{@link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE_754-1985}
*/
var FLOAT64_MIN_BASE2_EXPONENT = -1022|0; // asm type annotation


// EXPORTS //

module.exports = FLOAT64_MIN_BASE2_EXPONENT;