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[Tyler Close]

shapj wrote:
 > > Markm wrote:
> > > Having NaNs be larger than all non-NaNs, including positive
> > > infinity, is
> > > surprising too.
>
> What EVER you do, don't screw with the ordering of NaN and
> such. Too many
> programmers already understand and depend on that algebra.

Hmmm... maybe you can answer my question then. I've never actually
used NaN (or the infinities either for that matter).

I wrote:
> I don't want to divert the conversation too much, but could anyone
> quickly tell me why division by 0 is even permitted (instead of
> throwing an exception)? Are there algorithms in which it makes sense
> to divide a number by zero? If so, why is division of an integer by
> zero an exception?

Tyler


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