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A subnormal number is a nonzero number that does not use all of its precision bits [IEEE 754 2006 ]. They can be used to represent values that are closer to 0 than the smallest normal number (one that uses all of its precision bits). However, the asin(), asinh(), atan(), atanh(), and erf() functions may produce range errors specifically when passed a subnormal number. When evaluated with a subnormal number, these functions can produce an inexact, subnormal value, which is an underflow error. The C Standard, 7.12.1, paragraph 6 [ISO/IEC 9899:2011], defines the following behavior for floating-point underflow:
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