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Numerical limits are part of object-oriented programming languages such as C and Unix. Numerical limits define the sizes and characteristics for numerical data.
There are two types of numerical data, integral (whole number) or floating-point (including decimals). The criteria for these numerical types are specified in the limits.h and float.h header files. The files contain specifications for the length, in bits, of numerical types. These specifications include signed and unsigned numbers; that is "+" and "-" values.
Some examples of numerical limits in the limits.h and float.h header files are given below:
The limits.h header file also defines many resources that are used in various applications, in terms of the minimum and maximum limits that pertain to their content. The following are examples of numerical limits within the limits.h file:
The adoption and use of numerical limits is one of the steps that has standardized the writing and performance of programming languages such as C and Unix.