[R] Computing 'exp(1e3)*0' correctly....

[Jeff Newmiller]

I disagree that this answer is "wrong". If you want a mathematically correct answer you are going to have to obtain it by applying intelligence to the algorithm in which this calculation occurred. This is not a mailing list about numerical methods in general, so it probably isn't appropriate to pursue that conversation here.
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CHEL HEE LEE <gnustats at gmail.com> wrote:

>I have some trouble to deal the value of 'NaN'.  For example, 
>
>> exp(1e3)
>[1] Inf
>> exp(1e3)*0
>[1] NaN
>
>The correct answer should be 0 rather than NaN.  I will very appreciate
>if anyone can share some technique to get a correct answer.
>
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