Fortran · Runtime error

Error 72: Floating overflow

What does Error 72: Floating overflow mean in Fortran?

A floating-point calculation produced a result larger than the largest value the type can represent.

Error 72: Floating overflowIntel Fortran · gfortran

Condition

A floating-point calculation produced a result larger than the largest value the type can represent.

Fix

Check for a value growing unbounded across loop iterations, which is the most common practical cause, and confirm the variable's precision (default REAL versus DOUBLE PRECISION) is sufficient for the magnitude the calculation actually needs.

Pending source verification. Not yet checked against official documentation.

Related runtime error

Error 71: Integer divide by zeroError 73: Floating divide by zeroError 65: Floating invalidError 138: Array index out of bounds
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