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<h3 class="section">1.42 <code>nan</code>, <code>nanf</code>&mdash;representation of &ldquo;Not a Number&rdquo;</h3>
<p><a name="index-nan-119"></a><a name="index-nanf-120"></a><strong>Synopsis</strong>
<pre class="example"> #include &lt;math.h&gt;
double nan(const char *);
float nanf(const char *);
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<p><strong>Description</strong><br>
<code>nan</code> and <code>nanf</code> return an IEEE NaN (Not a Number) in
double- and single-precision arithmetic respectively. The
argument is currently disregarded.
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