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NaN

Term · Computing and IT · MLC-T-CMP-000794

A special floating-point value representing an undefined or unrepresentable result, such as the outcome of dividing zero by zero or taking the square root of a negative number. It propagates through calculations, indicating that an invalid operation occurred somewhere in the sequence. The IEEE 754 standard defines the behavior and representation of NaN values in floating-point arithmetic.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-CMP-000794
FieldComputing and IT
SubjectTechnical
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-CMP-000794",
  "term": "NaN",
  "field": "Computing and IT",
  "definition": "A special floating-point value representing an undefined or unrepresentable result, such as the outcome of dividing zero by zero or taking the square root of a negative number. It propagates through calculations, indicating that an invalid operation occurred somewhere in the sequence. The IEEE 754 standard defines the behavior and representation of NaN values in floating-point arithmetic.",
  "subject": "Technical",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/computing/nan/"
}

Record 878 of 1,553 in Computing and IT terminology (MLC-0101). Request the full dataset.