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MnMachinePrecision.h
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1// @(#)root/minuit2:$Id$
2// Authors: M. Winkler, F. James, L. Moneta, A. Zsenei 2003-2005
3
4/**********************************************************************
5 * *
6 * Copyright (c) 2005 LCG ROOT Math team, CERN/PH-SFT *
7 * *
8 **********************************************************************/
9
10#ifndef ROOT_Minuit2_MnMachinePrecision
11#define ROOT_Minuit2_MnMachinePrecision
12
13#include <math.h>
14
15namespace ROOT {
16
17 namespace Minuit2 {
18
19
20/**
21 determines the relative floating point arithmetic precision. The
22 SetPrecision() method can be used to override Minuit's own determination,
23 when the user knows that the {FCN} function Value is not calculated to
24 the nominal machine accuracy.
25 */
26
28
29public:
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38 fEpsMac = prec.fEpsMac;
39 fEpsMa2 = prec.fEpsMa2;
40 return *this;
41 }
42
43 /// eps returns the smallest possible number so that 1.+eps > 1.
44 double Eps() const {return fEpsMac;}
45
46 /// eps2 returns 2*sqrt(eps)
47 double Eps2() const {return fEpsMa2;}
48
49 /// override Minuit's own determination
50 void SetPrecision(double prec) {
51 fEpsMac = prec;
52 fEpsMa2 = 2.*sqrt(fEpsMac);
53 }
54
55private:
56
57 double fEpsMac;
58 double fEpsMa2;
59};
60
61 } // namespace Minuit2
62
63} // namespace ROOT
64
65#endif // ROOT_Minuit2_MnMachinePrecision
double sqrt(double)
determines the relative floating point arithmetic precision.
MnMachinePrecision & operator=(const MnMachinePrecision &prec)
double Eps() const
eps returns the smallest possible number so that 1.+eps > 1.
void SetPrecision(double prec)
override Minuit's own determination
MnMachinePrecision(const MnMachinePrecision &prec)
double Eps2() const
eps2 returns 2*sqrt(eps)
Namespace for new ROOT classes and functions.
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