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Re: Can math.atan2 return INF?

From Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid>
Newsgroups comp.lang.python
Subject Re: Can math.atan2 return INF?
Date 2016-06-30 00:32 -0700
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Lawrence D’Oliveiro <lawrencedo99@gmail.com> writes:
> The definition of “random” is “unknowable”. So all you are stating is
> a tautology.

What?  No.  You read a bunch of bits out of the device and you want to
know whether they are Kolmogorov-random (you can look up what that means
if you're not familiar with it).  Quantum theory says they are, but if
it is true, there is no scientific way to confirm it.

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Can math.atan2 return INF? Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2016-06-22 03:50 +1000
  Re: Can math.atan2 return INF? pdorange@pas-de-pub-merci.mac.com (Pierre-Alain Dorange) - 2016-06-21 20:01 +0200
    Re: Can math.atan2 return INF? Jussi Piitulainen <jussi.piitulainen@helsinki.fi> - 2016-06-21 21:32 +0300
      Re: Can math.atan2 return INF? Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2016-06-22 11:40 +1000
        Re: Can math.atan2 return INF? Nagy László Zsolt <gandalf@shopzeus.com> - 2016-06-27 15:27 +0200
    Re: Can math.atan2 return INF? Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2016-06-22 11:38 +1000
      Re: Can math.atan2 return INF? pdorange@pas-de-pub-merci.mac.com (Pierre-Alain Dorange) - 2016-06-22 08:21 +0200
      Re: Can math.atan2 return INF? Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2016-06-22 16:34 +0100
        Re: Can math.atan2 return INF? Random832 <random832@fastmail.com> - 2016-06-22 12:19 -0400
        Re: Can math.atan2 return INF? pdorange@pas-de-pub-merci.mac.com (Pierre-Alain Dorange) - 2016-06-22 19:18 +0200
          Re: Can math.atan2 return INF? Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2016-06-22 20:17 +0100
            Re: Can math.atan2 return INF? Lawrence D’Oliveiro <lawrencedo99@gmail.com> - 2016-06-22 12:50 -0700
            Re: Can math.atan2 return INF? Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2016-06-23 13:59 +1000
              Re: Can math.atan2 return INF? Dan Sommers <dan@tombstonezero.net> - 2016-06-23 04:40 +0000
                Re: Can math.atan2 return INF? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2016-06-23 16:45 +1000
                Re: Can math.atan2 return INF? Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2016-06-23 15:39 +0100
                Re: Can math.atan2 return INF? alister <alister.ware@ntlworld.com> - 2016-06-23 15:04 +0000
                Re: Can math.atan2 return INF? Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2016-06-24 02:44 +1000
                Re: Can math.atan2 return INF? pdorange@pas-de-pub-merci.mac.com (Pierre-Alain Dorange) - 2016-06-23 19:14 +0200
                Re: Can math.atan2 return INF? Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2016-06-23 20:22 +0300
                Re: Can math.atan2 return INF? pdorange@pas-de-pub-merci.mac.com (Pierre-Alain Dorange) - 2016-06-24 09:53 +0200
                Re: Can math.atan2 return INF? Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2016-06-24 13:38 +0300
                Re: Can math.atan2 return INF? Gregory Ewing <greg.ewing@canterbury.ac.nz> - 2016-06-26 11:43 +1200
                Re: Can math.atan2 return INF? Gregory Ewing <greg.ewing@canterbury.ac.nz> - 2016-06-26 11:40 +1200
                Re: Can math.atan2 return INF? Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2016-06-26 10:09 +0300
                Re: Can math.atan2 return INF? Gregory Ewing <greg.ewing@canterbury.ac.nz> - 2016-06-27 11:08 +1200
                Re: Can math.atan2 return INF? Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2016-06-27 12:59 +1000
                Re: Can math.atan2 return INF? Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2016-06-27 09:40 +0300
                Re: Can math.atan2 return INF? Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2016-06-27 06:15 -0700
                Re: Can math.atan2 return INF? Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2016-06-27 16:45 +0300
                Re: Can math.atan2 return INF? Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2016-06-27 07:01 -0700
                Re: Can math.atan2 return INF? Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2016-06-27 17:12 +0300
                Re: Can math.atan2 return INF? Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2016-06-27 07:27 -0700
                Re: Can math.atan2 return INF? Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2016-06-27 20:03 +0300
                Re: Can math.atan2 return INF? Gregory Ewing <greg.ewing@canterbury.ac.nz> - 2016-06-28 18:12 +1200
                Re: Can math.atan2 return INF? Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2016-06-27 23:25 -0700
                Re: Can math.atan2 return INF? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2016-06-28 16:27 +1000
                Re: Can math.atan2 return INF? Gregory Ewing <greg.ewing@canterbury.ac.nz> - 2016-06-28 18:12 +1200
                Re: Can math.atan2 return INF? Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2016-06-28 09:23 +0300
                Re: Can math.atan2 return INF? Random832 <random832@fastmail.com> - 2016-06-28 09:39 -0400
                Re: Can math.atan2 return INF? Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2016-06-29 01:22 +1000
                Re: Can math.atan2 return INF? Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2016-06-28 19:36 +0300
                Re: Can math.atan2 return INF? Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2016-06-28 19:42 +0300
                Re: Can math.atan2 return INF? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2016-06-29 19:35 +1000
                Re: Can math.atan2 return INF? Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2016-06-29 13:54 +0300
                Re: Can math.atan2 return INF? Lawrence D’Oliveiro <lawrencedo99@gmail.com> - 2016-06-29 18:33 -0700
                Re: Can math.atan2 return INF? Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2016-06-29 19:13 -0700
                Re: Can math.atan2 return INF? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2016-06-30 12:38 +1000
                Re: Can math.atan2 return INF? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2016-06-30 18:24 +1000
                Re: Can math.atan2 return INF? Andreas Röhler <andreas.roehler@online.de> - 2016-06-30 11:35 +0200
                Re: Can math.atan2 return INF? Lawrence D’Oliveiro <lawrencedo99@gmail.com> - 2016-06-30 02:42 -0700
                Re: Can math.atan2 return INF? Andreas Röhler <andreas.roehler@online.de> - 2016-06-30 12:13 +0200
                Re: Can math.atan2 return INF? Andreas Röhler <andreas.roehler@online.de> - 2016-06-30 12:11 +0200
                Re: Can math.atan2 return INF? Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2016-07-01 03:18 +1000
                Re: Can math.atan2 return INF? Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2016-06-30 08:28 -0700
                Re: Can math.atan2 return INF? Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2016-07-01 04:03 +1000
                Re: Can math.atan2 return INF? Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2016-07-01 07:19 -0700
                Re: Can math.atan2 return INF? Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2016-07-01 18:20 +0300
                Re: Can math.atan2 return INF? Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2016-07-29 22:46 -0700
                Re: Can math.atan2 return INF? Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2016-08-01 12:53 +1000
                Re: Can math.atan2 return INF? Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2016-07-31 20:41 -0700
                Re: Can math.atan2 return INF? Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2016-07-31 20:54 -0700
                Re: Can math.atan2 return INF? Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2016-07-31 21:05 -0700
                Re: Can math.atan2 return INF? Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2016-08-01 01:05 -0600
                Re: Can math.atan2 return INF? Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2016-07-24 19:48 -0700
                Re: Can math.atan2 return INF? Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2016-06-30 09:24 +0300
                Re: Can math.atan2 return INF? Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2016-06-29 23:29 -0700
                Re: Can math.atan2 return INF? Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2016-06-30 07:47 -0400
                Re: Can math.atan2 return INF? alister <alister.ware@ntlworld.com> - 2016-06-30 14:54 +0000
                Re: Can math.atan2 return INF? Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2016-06-29 23:57 -0700
                Re: Can math.atan2 return INF? Lawrence D’Oliveiro <lawrencedo99@gmail.com> - 2016-06-30 00:16 -0700
                Re: Can math.atan2 return INF? Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2016-06-30 00:32 -0700
                Re: Can math.atan2 return INF? Lawrence D’Oliveiro <lawrencedo99@gmail.com> - 2016-06-30 00:39 -0700
                Re: Can math.atan2 return INF? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2016-06-30 18:27 +1000
                Re: Can math.atan2 return INF? Andreas Röhler <andreas.roehler@online.de> - 2016-06-30 09:17 +0200
                Re: Can math.atan2 return INF? Lawrence D’Oliveiro <lawrencedo99@gmail.com> - 2016-06-30 00:17 -0700
                Re: Can math.atan2 return INF? Gregory Ewing <greg.ewing@canterbury.ac.nz> - 2016-06-30 18:06 +1200
                Re: Can math.atan2 return INF? Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2016-06-30 09:32 +0300
                Re: Can math.atan2 return INF? Random832 <random832@fastmail.com> - 2016-06-29 09:55 -0400
                Re: Can math.atan2 return INF? Gregory Ewing <greg.ewing@canterbury.ac.nz> - 2016-06-26 11:15 +1200
                Re: Can math.atan2 return INF? MRAB <python@mrabarnett.plus.com> - 2016-06-26 00:31 +0100
                Re: Can math.atan2 return INF? Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2016-06-23 20:04 +0100
                Re: Can math.atan2 return INF? pdorange@pas-de-pub-merci.mac.com (Pierre-Alain Dorange) - 2016-06-23 19:07 +0200
              Re: Can math.atan2 return INF? Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2016-06-23 15:37 +0100

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