Python math - nextafter() Function
The Python math.nextafter() function returns the next floating-point value after the first argument towards second argument. If both arguments compare as equal a value equivalent to the second argument is returned.
Syntax
#New in version 3.9 math.nextafter(x, y)
Parameters
x |
Required. Specify the number. |
y |
Required. Specify the number. |
Return Value
Returns the next floating-point value after the first argument in the direction of the second argument.
Example:
The example below shows the usage of nextafter() function.
import math print(math.nextafter(10, 100)) print(math.nextafter(10, -100)) print(math.nextafter(10, 0))
The output of the above code will be:
10.000000000000002 9.999999999999998 9.999999999999998
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