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In general computing, '''NaN''' (standing for '''Not a Number''') is a special [[Number|numeric]] value that is returned as the value of an undefined operation[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NaN], such as the result of '''0/0''', or the square root of a negative number in Miniscript.
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In general computing, '''NaN''' (standing for '''Not a Number''') is a special [[Number|numeric]] value that is returned as the result of an undefined operation, according to the IEEE 754 standard for floating point numbers.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NaN] It is the output of '''0/0''', or the [[Sqrt|square root]] of a negative number in Miniscript.
  
 
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In general computing, NaN (standing for Not a Number) is a special numeric value that is returned as the result of an undefined operation, according to the IEEE 754 standard for floating point numbers.[1] It is the output of 0/0, or the square root of a negative number in Miniscript.


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