Because your exponent is not between: Float emin and: Float emax ? In other words it is too large and not representable in a https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE_754 double.
> On 19 Dec 2019, at 16:02, Nicolas Anquetil <[email protected]> wrote: > > > In pharo 7, inspecting: 1.0e3333 > > gives: "Reading a number failed -> " > > it works for: 1.0e333 (only three "3") > > is that the expected behaviour ? > > nicolas > > > -- > Nicolas Anquetil > RMod team -- Inria Lille > >
