INFO: NAN & INF Internal Representation Specific to Coprocessor

 Last reviewed: August 26, 1997
Article ID: Q22320

The information in this article applies to:
  • The C Run-time (CRT) included with: - Microsoft C for MS-DOS, versions 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0ax - Microsoft C for OS/2, versions 6.0, 6.0a - Microsoft C/C++ for MS-DOS, versions 7.0, 7.0a - Microsoft Visual C++ for Windows, versions 1.0, 1.5 - Microsoft Visual C++ 32-bit Edition, versions 1.0, 2.0, 4.0, 5.0

SUMMARY

The internal representation for the values NAN (Not A Number) and INF (Infinity) depend on the numeric coprocessor installed in your computer. For information on these values, refer to the "Numeric Supplement" in the "Intel iAPX Programmer's Reference Manual" for the specific coprocessor.

Additional query words: 8087 80287 80387
Keywords : CRTIss
Version : MS-DOS:6.0,6.00a,6.00ax,7.0,7.00a; OS/2:6.0,6.00a; WINDOWS:1.0,1.5; WINDOWS NT:1.0,2.0,4.0,5.0
Platform : MS-DOS NT OS/2 WINDOWS
Issue type : kbinfo

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Last reviewed: August 26, 1997
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