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How does NumPy handle numerical overflow and underflow?

Updated May 17, 2026

Short answer

NumPy follows IEEE rules where overflow wraps or becomes inf depending on dtype.

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Integer overflow wraps around silently, while floating-point overflow results in inf or -inf. Underflow may produce denormalized numbers or zero. NumPy does not raise errors by default but provides warning controls.

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