Re: Table 4 proposal version 0.2...
On 2012-04-05 16:00:10 +0100, John Pryce wrote:
> But the scenario
> computation X produces x, but goes wrong so x is NaN,
> computation Y produces y, which just by chance is exactly 0,
> then we do x^y so the NaN disappears,
> seems a HORRIBLE design choice.
The IEEE 754-2008 standard has several power functions. You just need
to choose the right one for your application.
The datum NaN can disappeard, but the global flag remains set.
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