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From: khb@chiba.Eng.Sun.COM (Keith Bierman fpgroup)
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Subject: Re: Alignment on RS/6000
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Date: 26 Nov 90 19:54:31 GMT
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In article <AGLEW.90Nov26130207@cobra.crhc.uiuc.edu> aglew@crhc.uiuc.edu (Andy Glew) writes:


   Hmmm.... what should a spreadsheet do when the user has said to
   divide by 0?

If memory serves, the solution is already published,

                  +Inf      x is positive
	x/0 ==     NaN      x is zero
                  -Inf      x is negative


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