Re: math.max/math.min given NaN

[Roberto Ierusalimschy <roberto@...>]

> $ lua
> Lua 5.1.3  Copyright (C) 1994-2008 Lua.org, PUC-Rio
> > =math.max(0/0),math.min(0/0)
> nan     nan
> > =math.max(0/0,1),math.min(0/0,1)
> nan     nan
> > =math.max(1,0/0),math.min(1,0/0)
> 1       1
> 
> Is that behavior defined?  Should it be defined?

I don't see how to define it unless there is a specific rule for nan.
Both "x such that x >= y[i]" or "x such that (not y[i] > x)" seem
undefined when nan is present. (In the first case no 'x' satisfies
the rule; in the second case more than one 'x' may satisfy it.) 

-- Roberto