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@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ mode.
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@end table
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@end table
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@node Invalid Optimizations
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@node Invalid Optimizations
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-@section Invalid Optimizations
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+@section Invalid Optimizations
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@cindex invalid optimizations in floating-point arithmetic
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@cindex invalid optimizations in floating-point arithmetic
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@cindex floating-point arithmetic invalid optimizations
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@cindex floating-point arithmetic invalid optimizations
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@@ -997,7 +997,7 @@ exception flag, and that can fool some programs.
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Like Infinity, NaNs propagate in computations, but they are even
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Like Infinity, NaNs propagate in computations, but they are even
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stickier, because they never disappear in division. Thus, once a
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stickier, because they never disappear in division. Thus, once a
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NaN appears in a chain of numerical operations, it is almost
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NaN appears in a chain of numerical operations, it is almost
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-certain to pop out into the final results. The programmer
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+certain to pop out into the final results. The programmer
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has to decide whether that is expected, or whether there is a
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has to decide whether that is expected, or whether there is a
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coding or algorithmic error that needs repair.
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coding or algorithmic error that needs repair.
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Richard Stallman