The reason for these results, dating from very early days and old old
versions, is that there are no rational or extended integer infinities.  In
float F rat (or rat F float), the rule is to convert the rat into a float,
and then apply the F.  Therefore the results in your message are "correct".


On Tue, Jan 26, 2021 at 3:16 AM 'Sergey Kamenev' via Beta <
[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi!
>
> Min and Max function makes unnecessary conversion of type when compared to
> infinity and loses significant information.
>
> Example:
>
>
> _ <.
> 83121579216557378445487899878180864668798711284981320763518679672151497189239x
> 8.31216e76
>
> Should be:
> 83121579216557378445487899878180864668798711284981320763518679672151497189239
>
> __ >.
> 83121579216557378445487899878180864668798711284981320763518679672151497189239x
>
> 8.31216e76
>
> Should be:
> 83121579216557378445487899878180864668798711284981320763518679672151497189239
>
> Nice day!
> Sergey
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