Try reading http://www.physics.ohio-state.edu/~dws/grouplinks/floating_point_math.pdf
On Wed, May 28, 2008 at 8:04 AM, PR Stanley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello > Why does sqrt (-16) return NaN? What is NaN? > Thanks > Paul > > _______________________________________________ > Haskell-Cafe mailing list > Haskell-Cafe@haskell.org > http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/haskell-cafe > _______________________________________________ Haskell-Cafe mailing list Haskell-Cafe@haskell.org http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/haskell-cafe