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min, max and nans
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Kevin Ryde |
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min, max and nans |
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Date: |
Tue, 06 May 2003 09:26:28 +1000 |
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Gnus/5.090019 (Oort Gnus v0.19) Emacs/21.2 (gnu/linux) |
While nosing around mpz_cmp_d in min and max, I noticed
guile> (max +nan.0 0)
+nan.0
guile> (max 0 +nan.0)
0.0
which strikes me as a bit inconsistent.
Is there a theory on what min and max should do with nans? I'd think
returning nan if any argument is a nan would be a good idea.
- min, max and nans,
Kevin Ryde <=