@standards{C90, float.h}
This is the smallest possible exponent value for type @code{float}.
More precisely, it is the minimum negative integer such that the value
-@code{FLT_RADIX} raised to this power minus 1 can be represented as a
+@code{FLT_RADIX} raised to one less than this power can be represented as a
normalized floating point number of type @code{float}.
@item DBL_MIN_EXP
@item FLT_MIN_10_EXP
@standards{C90, float.h}
This is the minimum negative integer such that @code{10} raised to this
-power minus 1 can be represented as a normalized floating point number
+power can be represented as a normalized floating point number
of type @code{float}. This is supposed to be @code{-37} or even less.
@item DBL_MIN_10_EXP
@standards{C90, float.h}
This is the largest possible exponent value for type @code{float}. More
precisely, this is the maximum positive integer such that value
-@code{FLT_RADIX} raised to this power minus 1 can be represented as a
-floating point number of type @code{float}.
+@code{FLT_RADIX} raised to one less than this power can be represented as a
+finite floating point number of type @code{float}.
@item DBL_MAX_EXP
@itemx LDBL_MAX_EXP
@item FLT_MAX_10_EXP
@standards{C90, float.h}
This is the maximum positive integer such that @code{10} raised to this
-power minus 1 can be represented as a normalized floating point number
+power can be represented as a finite floating point number
of type @code{float}. This is supposed to be at least @code{37}.
@item DBL_MAX_10_EXP