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### 8.73 `EPSILON` — Epsilon function

Description:
  `EPSILON(X)` returns the smallest number E of the same kind as X such that 1 + E > 1.
Standard:
  Fortran 95 and later
Class:
  Inquiry function
Syntax:
  `RESULT = EPSILON(X)`
Arguments:

  X | The type shall be `REAL`.

Return value:
  The return value is of same type as the argument.
Example:

                program test_epsilon
                    real :: x = 3.143
                    real(8) :: y = 2.33
                    print *, EPSILON(x)
                    print *, EPSILON(y)
                end program test_epsilon