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Number.MIN_VALUE (Constant/static)

A mathematical constant value.

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JavaScript - 1.1

JScript - 1.0

Internet Explorer - 3.02

Netscape - 3.0

Netscape Enterprise Server version - 2.0

Opera - 3.0

Property/method value type: Number primitive

JavaScript syntax: - Number.MIN_VALUE

This is a constant value representing the smallest realisable non-zero positive value of the number type.

The resulting value is approximately 5e-324

Warnings:

Although the MAX_VALUE is generally correct across implementations there are variations in the value of the MIN_VALUE constant.

See also: Arithmetic constant, Floating point constant, Number, Number.constructor, Special number values

ReadOnly, DontDelete, DontEnum

ECMA 262 edition 2 - section - 15.7.3.3

ECMA 262 edition 3 - section - 15.7.3.3

O'Reilly JavaScript Definitive Guide - page - 37

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