HUGE (number) Class: Inquiry function - Generic Returns the largest number in the model representing the same type and kind type parameter as the argument. The argument can be integer or real; it can be scalar or array valued. The result type is scalar of the same type and kind type parameter as the argument. The integer and real models are described in the HP Fortran for OpenVMS Language Reference Manual. Example: If X is REAL*4 type, HUGE (X) has the value (1 - 2**-24) x 2**128.