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Re: null and NaN

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Stefan Ram wrote:

>   Sometimes, it has been questioned whether it was wise to
>   implement
> 
> typeof null
> "object"

Cite evidence.
 
>   . However, I just became aware that this is echoing a
>   similar case:
> 
> typeof NaN
> "number"
> 
>   . NaN says its »Not a Number«, yet typeof says it is a
>   number!

It is a simple consequence of the Number type implementing most of the 
IEEE 754 Specification for double-precision floating-point values.

As much too often before, your almost unreadable ramblings are 
unsubstantiated, unsubstiantal, and ultimately pointless.  I wished you 
would stop them and actually start learning things.

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Re: null and NaN Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2015-06-02 22:50 +0200

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