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From: "Johan Henriksson" <jhe AT realsoftware DOT cjb DOT net>
To: <djgpp AT delorie DOT com>
References: <9efbql$5fm AT netnews DOT hinet DOT net>
Subject: Re: what is -NaN
Date: Wed, 23 May 2001 07:06:14 +0200
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> I used float value and printf to screen
> Bu find -NaN String
> What is going on
> Where is My wong

NaN=Not A Number
it's another way of saying the number is screwed up and can't be presented
to screen.
Generally occurs after divide by zero, uninitialized numbers or situations
when they get integerformat (like from scanf if you use the wrong symbol).