function value = r8_huge ( )

%*****************************************************************************80
%
%% R8_HUGE returns a "huge" real number.
%
%  Discussion:
%
%    MATLAB provides a built-in symbolic function realmax ( ) that returns
%    the largest real number.
%
%  Licensing:
%
%    This code is distributed under the GNU LGPL license.
%
%  Modified:
%
%    27 September 2014
%
%  Author:
%
%    John Burkardt
%
%  Parameters:
%
%    Output, real VALUE, a huge number.
%
  value = 1.79769313486231571E+308;

  return
end

