9  Numeric Types and Values

Integers saturate in Octave. They do not roll over.

octave description
int8 int16 int32 int64 signed integers
uint8 uint16 uint32 unsigned integers
uint64
single double 32-bit/64-bit IEEE floating point
intmin intmax flintmax integer limits of given type
realmin realmax floating point limits of given type
inf nan NA IEEE infinity, NaN, missing value
eps machine precision
pi e \(3.14159...\), \(2.71828...\)
i j \(\sqrt{-1}\)