what does "-nan" mean
janderson
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Sat May 24 14:28:55 PDT 2008
Tower Ty wrote:
> It does not mean "null" , it does not mean "0" , it does not mean "" so just what does it signify
>
> Not a number is cryptic . If it is not a number then just what is it ?
It signifies that whatever was assigned to the value was "not a number".
That is the program had no idea how to compute or assign a value given
the input. Its really a sentinel to indicate error or un-assignment.
-Joel
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