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[-] bi_tux@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

zero is positive

-dev

[-] anton 4 points 2 years ago

Don't explain the ieee floating point standard to mathematicians from within punching distance.

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0 == -0 but also 0 > -0
1/0 == 2/0 but 1/0 != 1/(-0)
not(x<y) and not(x>y) and not(x==y) where x is NaN
x!=x where x is NaN

this post was submitted on 07 May 2024
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