[Python-Dev] Why is nan != nan?

Maciej Fijalkowski fijall at gmail.com
Fri Mar 26 02:31:57 CET 2010


> -1 = -1
> implies log(-1) = log(-1)

Mathematically speaking this is incorrect.

x = y
implies
log(x) = log(y)
for x > 0 and y > 0

Cheers,
fijal


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