NaN
id:
nan-181-11841243
title:
NaN
text:
In computing, NaN, standing for Not a Number, is a particular value of a numeric data type which is undefined as a number, such as the result of 0/0. Systematic use of NaNs was introduced by the IEEE 754 floating-point standard in 1985, along with the representation of other non-finite quantities such as infinities. In mathematics, the result of 0/0 is typically not defined as a number and may therefore be represented by NaN in computing systems. The square root of a negative number is not a rea
brand slug:
wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Value for unrepresentable data
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NaN
date created:
2002-04-15T23:45:26Z
date modified:
2024-09-06T01:52:15Z
main entity:
{"identifier":"Q858684","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q858684"}
image:
fields total:
13
integrity:
15