[r6rs-discuss] The definition of flonum is in the wrong place

From: John Cowan <cowan>
Date: Sun Oct 8 19:43:49 2006

Paul Schlie scripsit:

> (fl= +nan.0 +nan.0) => #f ; being that ieee defines it as #t

On the contrary. Any comparison (except !=, which Scheme lacks)
involving NaN returns #f.

> ieee 754 is more a result of political compromise based on then current
> historical implementations, than mathematical consistency; and need
> not be viewed as anything more sacred than this. (in my opinion)

The results of political compromise are as sacred as anything a secular
age knows.

-- 
John Cowan          http://www.ccil.org/~cowan        cowan_at_ccil.org
To say that Bilbo's breath was taken away is no description at all.  There are
no words left to express his staggerment, since Men changed the language that
they learned of elves in the days when all the world was wonderful. --The Hobbit

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