epsilon (floating-point relative accuracy)
%eps
%eps is a predefined variable, %eps = 2^(-52) .
%eps = 2^(-52)
Calculations are not exact but performed for a given precision, Scilab uses the IEEE 754 standard.
mw = format(); %eps format(21); 1 + %eps 1 + (%eps / 2) == 1 format(mw([2 1]));