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Hi,
Could anybody please give me one example about Float.NaN or Double.NaN. I read in one book that you will get NaN if you divide 0.0 by 0.0 or if you multiply any floating point value with infinity. I don't get it.
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I suggest you try compiling and executing all combinations that you can think of.   Plus: What happens if you try to divide an <CODE>int</CODE> by zero?
 
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Tony,
I have tried every thing but couldn't figure it out that's why asked for help.
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One more thing tony, multiplying a number with infinity means multiplying it with either number/0 or -number/0 right. In that case we will get NEGATIVE and POSITIVE INFINITY right. But the book i read says if you multiply a number with infinity you will get NaN. That's why i got confused.
 
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Thank you very much Jim.
 
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