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bug#42644: 28.0.50; Please let max and min accept zero arguments
From: |
Stefan Kangas |
Subject: |
bug#42644: 28.0.50; Please let max and min accept zero arguments |
Date: |
Mon, 3 Aug 2020 13:05:37 +0200 |
Michael Heerdegen <michael_heerdegen@web.de> writes:
> > As for that regard, whatʼs wrong with, (/ +1.0 0) and (/ -1.0 0)?
>
> Wow, that doesn't error? It's hard to find a mathematical
> interpretation in which this makes any sense. IMHO much more weird than
> allowing zero args for `max' and `min'.
I guess this is related to IEEE-754. I found an explanation here:
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/14682005/why-does-division-by-zero-in-ieee754-standard-results-in-infinite-value
Best regards,
Stefan Kangas
- bug#42644: 28.0.50; Please let max and min accept zero arguments, Michael Heerdegen, 2020/08/01
- bug#42644: 28.0.50; Please let max and min accept zero arguments, Stefan Kangas, 2020/08/01
- bug#42644: 28.0.50; Please let max and min accept zero arguments, Mattias Engdegård, 2020/08/01
- bug#42644: 28.0.50; Please let max and min accept zero arguments, Andy Moreton, 2020/08/01
- bug#42644: 28.0.50; Please let max and min accept zero arguments, Drew Adams, 2020/08/01
- bug#42644: 28.0.50; Please let max and min accept zero arguments, Michael Heerdegen, 2020/08/01
- bug#42644: 28.0.50; Please let max and min accept zero arguments, Dmitry Alexandrov, 2020/08/02