On Wed, Jul 22, 1998 at 03:52:45AM -0700, Ernesto Jardim
wrote:> Can someone explain what this words (NaN and Inf) mean ? I get then as a
> result of some matrix operations, in the end I have a matrix without any
> figures just this words.
NaN=Not a Number (e.g. 0/0=NaN)
Inf=Machine Infinity (e.g. 1/0=NaN)
In addition, x*NaN = NaN x*Inf=[+/-]Inf NaN*Inf=NaN and so on.
guido masarotto
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