Re: [R] Probably off topic but I hope amusing

I think Jeff is right, but there is a minor bit of history that is missing. The Intel 8087 numeric coprocessor, announced in 1980, was (in effect) based on a draft version of what later became the IEEE754-1985 standard, and the 8087 included "NaN" as part of its exception handling routines.  How

Re: [R] Probably off topic but I hope amusing

f any >language specifically uses it and your example ended with a percent sign. > > >-Original Message----- >From: R-help On Behalf Of Bert Gunter >Sent: Friday, October 29, 2021 11:36 AM >To: R-help >Subject: [R] Probably off topic but I hope amusing > >There was a

Re: [R] Probably off topic but I hope amusing

example ended with a percent sign. -Original Message- From: R-help On Behalf Of Bert Gunter Sent: Friday, October 29, 2021 11:36 AM To: R-help Subject: [R] Probably off topic but I hope amusing There was a little discussion today (yet again) about floating point arithmetic. Perhap

[R] Probably off topic but I hope amusing

There was a little discussion today (yet again) about floating point arithmetic. Perhaps related to this, I subscribe to the online NYTimes, which flashes U.S. stock index prices at the top of its home page. Today, instead of the Nasdaq price being flashed, there was this: undefined-NaN% I wonder