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isnumeric (NaN) = true !?


From: Matthias Brennwald
Subject: isnumeric (NaN) = true !?
Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2010 14:40:06 +0100

Dear all

What is the logic behind this:

        isnumeric (NaN) = 1

I believe that "NaN" means "not a number". How can something which is "not a 
number" be numeric? What is the logic behind this?

Matthias


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