#14045: Comparison of float('inf') and infinity
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Reporter: tscrim | Owner: tscrim
Type: defect | Status: needs_review
Priority: major | Milestone: sage-5.7
Component: coercion | Resolution:
Keywords: infinity, coercion | Work issues:
Report Upstream: N/A | Reviewers:
Authors: Travis Scrimshaw | Merged in:
Dependencies: | Stopgaps:
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Description changed by tscrim:
Old description:
> Currently infinity and float do not compare properly:
> {{{
> sage: oo > float('inf')
> True
> sage: oo == float('+inf')
> False
> }}}
> because of
> {{{
> sage: InfinityRing(float('inf'))
> A positive finite number
> }}}
New description:
Currently infinity and float do not compare properly:
{{{
sage: oo > float('inf')
True
sage: oo == float('+inf')
False
}}}
because of
{{{
sage: InfinityRing(float('inf'))
A positive finite number
}}}
Sage-devel topic: http://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups=#!topic/sage-
devel/GMv525C0YcY
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