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Subject: [jira] [Commented] (MATH-1269) FastMath.exp may return NaN for
 non-NaN arguments
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Otmar Ertl commented on MATH-1269:
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In my opinion simply changing NaNs to infinity can only be a short-term solution. Such a transformation at the end of this function is like admitting that we do not really know how our code works. This is not acceptable for such an essential function as the exponential function.

> FastMath.exp may return NaN for non-NaN arguments
> -------------------------------------------------
>
>                 Key: MATH-1269
>                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MATH-1269
>             Project: Commons Math
>          Issue Type: Bug
>    Affects Versions: 4.0
>            Reporter: Otmar Ertl
>         Attachments: MATH-1269.patch
>
>
> I have observed that FastMath.exp(709.8125) returns NaN. However, the exponential function must never return NaN (if the argument is not NaN). The result must always be non-negative or positive infinity.


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