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The numerical properties of a torch.dtype can be accessed through either the torch.finfo or the torch.iinfo.

torch.finfo

class torch.finfo

A torch.finfo is an object that represents the numerical properties of a floating point torch.dtype, (i.e. torch.float32, torch.float64, and torch.float16). This is similar to numpy.finfo.

A torch.finfo provides the following attributes:

Name Type Description
bits int The number of bits occupied by the type.
eps float The smallest representable number such that 1.0 + eps != 1.0.
max float The largest representable number.
tiny float The smallest positive representable number.

Note

The constructor of torch.finfo can be called without argument, in which case the class is created for the pytorch default dtype (as returned by torch.get_default_dtype()).

torch.iinfo

class torch.iinfo

A torch.iinfo is an object that represents the numerical properties of a integer torch.dtype (i.e. torch.uint8, torch.int8, torch.int16, torch.int32, and torch.int64). This is similar to numpy.iinfo.

A torch.iinfo provides the following attributes:

Name Type Description
bits int The number of bits occupied by the type.
max int The largest representable number.

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