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@license Apache-2.0
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Copyright (c) 2018 The Stdlib Authors.
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Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
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you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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You may obtain a copy of the License at
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http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
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Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
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distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
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WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
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See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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limitations under the License.
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# realmax
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> Return the maximum finite value capable of being represented by a numeric real type.
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<section class="intro">
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</section>
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<!-- Package usage documentation. -->
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<section class="usage">
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## Usage
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```javascript
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var realmax = require( '@stdlib/utils/real-max' );
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```
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#### realmax( dtype )
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Returns the maximum **finite** value capable of being represented by a numeric **real** type.
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```javascript
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var m = realmax( 'float64' );
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// returns 1.7976931348623157e+308
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```
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The following numeric **real** types are supported:
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- `float64`: double-precision floating-point numbers
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- `float32`: single-precision floating-point numbers
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- `float16`: half-precision floating-point numbers
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</section>
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<section class="notes">
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</section>
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<!-- Package usage examples. -->
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<section class="examples">
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## Examples
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<!-- eslint no-undef: "error" -->
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```javascript
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var realmax = require( '@stdlib/utils/real-max' );
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var m = realmax( 'float64' );
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// returns 1.7976931348623157e+308
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m = realmax( 'float32' );
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// returns 3.4028234663852886e+38
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m = realmax( 'float16' );
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// returns 65504.0
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```
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</section>
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<!-- /.examples -->
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<!-- Section for describing a command-line interface. -->
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* * *
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<section class="cli">
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## CLI
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<section class="usage">
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### Usage
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```text
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Usage: realmax [options] <dtype>
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Options:
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-h, --help Print this message.
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-V, --version Print the package version.
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```
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</section>
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<!-- /.usage -->
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<section class="notes">
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</section>
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<!-- CLI usage examples. -->
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<section class="examples">
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### Examples
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```bash
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$ realmax float16
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65504.0
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```
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</section>
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<!-- /.examples -->
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</section>
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<!-- /.cli -->
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</section>
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