Re: PlotRange Trouble
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- Subject: [mg90482] Re: PlotRange Trouble
- From: dh <dh at metrohm.ch>
- Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2008 06:38:20 -0400 (EDT)
- References: <g4vk60$9o3$1@smc.vnet.net>
Hi Aaron,
Plot Range is transformed into a machine number. Therefore, 10^-600
changed to zero.
Daniel
Aaron Fude wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I may be wondering why I need this, but I do:
>
> ParametricPlot[{10^-600 z, z}, {z, 0, 100},
> PlotRange -> {{0, 10^-100}, {0, 100}}, AspectRatio -> 1]
>
> works perfectly, but
>
> ParametricPlot[{10^-600 z, z}, {z, 0, 100},
> PlotRange -> {{0, 10^-600}, {0, 100}}, AspectRatio -> 1]
>
> fails. What gives?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Aaron
>
>
> The error message is:
>
> ParametricPlot::"prng" : "\"Value of option PlotRange -> \!\({{0, \
> \*FractionBox[\(1\), \(10000000000000000000 \[LeftSkeleton]560\
> \[RightSkeleton] 000000000000000000000\)]}, {0, 100}}\) is not All, \
> Full, Automatic, a positive machine number, or an appropriate list of
> \
> range specifications.\""
>
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