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From:
Damian Conway
Date:
October 7, 2001 15:50
Subject:
Re: NaN semantics
Message ID:
200110072250.IAA54596@indy05.csse.monash.edu.au

Tim wrote:
 
   > > Err. Are you *sure*? That's an C<until>, not a C<while>, you realize?
   > 
   > Yes. I had to use all my fingers and toes to keep everything straight,
   > but I think I did. :-) In the semantics you show (different from IEEE
   > semantics) "NaN==NaN" is true, so "NaN!=NaN" is false, which is why the
   > loop continues until a valid number is entered.

Uh huh. As I pointed out, I had missed your assumption of IEEE semantics.

Damian

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