Why 1.0d / 0.0 give NaN but 1 / 0 give me java.lang.ArithmeticException: / by zero, why for the 1st case also I did not got ArithmeticException
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1Because the rules for floating-point and integer arithmetic are different. – Oliver Charlesworth Mar 23 '14 at 12:38
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That should give you `Infinity` instead of `NaN`. – Rohit Jain Mar 23 '14 at 12:38
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@RohitJain perhaps in JavaScript, but strictly speaking it is nonsense. The result is not defined. Then, what would 0/0 should be in your opinion. – Jiri Kremser Mar 23 '14 at 12:40
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@JiriKremser `0/0` would give the same `/ by zero` exception. However, `0.0 / 0.0` will give `NaN`. – Rohit Jain Mar 23 '14 at 12:42
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@JiriKremser The result is as per IEEE 754 standard, and not per language. – Rohit Jain Mar 23 '14 at 12:46
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I see, I was speaking "math" and you were speaking "IEEE 754". I haven't noticed the tag. – Jiri Kremser Mar 24 '14 at 10:42