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ISINF(3)						     Linux Programmer's Manual							  ISINF(3)

NAME
isinf, isnan, finite - test for infinity or not-a-number (NaN)
SYNOPSIS
#include <math.h> int isinf(double value); int isnan(double value); int finite(double value);
DESCRIPTION
The isinf() function returns -1 if value represents negative infinity, 1 if value represents positive infinity, and 0 otherwise. The isnan() function returns a non-zero value if value is "not-a-number" (NaN), and 0 otherwise. The finite() function returns a non-zero value if value is neither infinite nor a "not-a-number" (NaN) value, and 0 otherwise.
CONFORMING TO
BSD 4.3
GNU
1993-06-02 ISINF(3)
Related Man Pages
isinff(3) - linux
finite(3) - debian
isinfl(3) - debian
isnanl(3) - debian
finite(3) - suse
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