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Why do you not follow IEEE standards in all arithmetic? They are well
thought out and the best compromises to doing arithmetic on a
computer. According to IEEE, 1/0 is not Nan, it is +Infinity (largest
positive floating point number):
<<Topic: Division by Zero
Relevant Clause: Subclause 7.2
In IEEE Std 754-1985, subclause 7.2- Division by Zero, it says:
"If the divisor is zero and the dividend is a finite nonzero number,
then the division by zero shall be signaled. The result, when no trap
occurs, shall be a correctly signed (infinity symbol)(6.3)." >>
For additional information see as to the heavy thinking behind this
see:
http://standards.ieee.org/reading/ieee/interp/754-1985.html
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