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Re: Suggestion of annex D
Vincent Lefevre <vincent@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On 2007-05-29 23:32:57 +1000, Peter Henderson wrote:
I very much prefer log(-0) = -inf. I do not think many programmers
would be pleased to performn the check x>= 0 and then get hit with a
NaN.
I agree.
Which is absolutely joyous for the people who calculate log(x)/x,
and make the not-unreasonable assumption that it is always less
than 1/e.
Regards,
Nick Maclaren,
University of Cambridge Computing Service,
New Museums Site, Pembroke Street, Cambridge CB2 3QH, England.
Email: nmm1@xxxxxxxxx
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