On Tue, 08 Jul 2014 16:05:45 -0600, Ian Kelly wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 8, 2014 at 3:53 PM, Ian Kelly wrote:
>> On Tue, Jul 8, 2014 at 2:10 PM, Anders J. Munch <2...@jmunch.dk> wrote:
>>> Steven D'Aprano wrote:
- Keeping reflexivity for NANs would have implied some pretty nasty
things, e.
On Tue, Jul 8, 2014 at 3:53 PM, Ian Kelly wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 8, 2014 at 2:10 PM, Anders J. Munch <2...@jmunch.dk> wrote:
>> Steven D'Aprano wrote:
>>> - Keeping reflexivity for NANs would have implied some pretty nasty
>>>things, e.g. if log(-3) == log(-5), then -3 == -5.
>>
>>
> log(-3)
On Tue, Jul 8, 2014 at 2:10 PM, Anders J. Munch <2...@jmunch.dk> wrote:
> Steven D'Aprano wrote:
>> - Keeping reflexivity for NANs would have implied some pretty nasty
>>things, e.g. if log(-3) == log(-5), then -3 == -5.
>
>
log(-3)
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Steven D'Aprano wrote:
- Dropping reflexivity preserves the useful property that NANs compare
unequal to everything.
Please present an example from real life where that turned out useful, and earn
yourself a beer!
I've only experienced examples to the contrary.
- Keeping reflexivity for
