Did not realize that 0 * Infinity is NaN. Anyone know why that wouldn't be expected to be 0?
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0 * x = 0, Infinity * x = Infinity -- who wins? NaN it.
x already has additional bounds in the infinity case though. Could just as easily be Infinity * x = Infinity when finite, nonzero
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This is the general pattern of indeterminate forms; two "rules" apply, so we throw up our hands in disgust: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NaN#Operations_generating_NaN …
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Fair enough. I guess I assumed that the math backed up the 0 case, but it appears not to
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