What is Double.Epsilon in C#?

Overview

Double.Epsilon is a field in C# that represents the smallest positive double value that is greater than zero. It is a constant field, which means it does not change, and cannot be changed.

Syntax

public const double Epsilon = 4.94065645841247E-324;

Parameters

This field has no parameters.

Return value

This field, when called, returns a double with the value 4.94065645841247E-324.

Code example

// use the System
using System;
// create a class
class DoubleEpsilon
{
    // the main method
    static void Main()
    {
        // print the value of the Double.Epsilon field 
        System.Console.WriteLine(Double.Epsilon);
    }
}

Explanation

  • Line 10: The value of Double.Epsilon field is printed to the console.

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