[R] small numbers

[Robin Hankin]

Hi

use the logarithmic representation for your problem.

The Brobdingnag package uses such a form in a (more-or-less)
user-transparent manner.

HTH

rksh

Marc Jekel wrote:
> Dear R Fans,
>
> I have a simple probem but cannot find any reference to the soultion.
>
> I want to do calculations with small numbers (for max likelihood estimations). The lowest value R is storing by default is 1*10^-323, a smaller numer like 1*10^-324 is stored as a 0. How can I circumvent this problem? Is there a way to define how small a number can be in R.
>
> Thanks for a reply in advance,
>
> Marc
>   


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