MATLAB: How to interpretate numbers below de MATLAB precision

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How to interpretate numbers below 2.2204e-16?

Best Answer

No problem.
A = 1e-250
A =
     1e-250
MATLAB has no problem with small numbers. Well, there is such a thing as too small.
Perhaps your question REALLY is how to work in higher precision than a double. For that you need to use either the symbolic toolbox, of my own HPF toolbox. Either will suffice, although they will be slower than working with doubles.
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