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Number Object
Primitive Value Infinity
PROPERTY: Number::NEGATIVE_INFINITY
PROPERTY: Number::POSITIVE_INFINITY
NEGATIVE_INFINITY
This static, read-only property is a special value representing negative infinity, which is returned on overflow.
Syntax:
Number.
NEGATIVE_INFINITY
The
NEGATIVE_INFINITY
property behaves in the following ways:
Any positive value (including
POSITIVE_INFINITY
) multiplied by
NEGATIVE_INFINITY
is
NEGATIVE_INFINITY
.
Any negative number (including
NEGATIVE_INFINITY
) multiplied by
NEGATIVE_INFINITY
is
POSITIVE_INFINITY
.
Zero multiplied by
NEGATIVE_INFINITY
is
NaN
.
NaN
multiplied by
NEGATIVE_INFINITY
is
NaN
.
NEGATIVE_INFINITY
divided by any negative number except
NEGATIVE_INFINITY
is
POSITIVE_INFINITY
.
NEGATIVE_INFINITY
divided by any positive number except
POSITIVE_INFINITY
is
NEGATIVE_INFINITY
.
NEGATIVE_INFINITY
divided by either
NEGATIVE_INFINITY
or
POSITIVE_INFINITY
is
NaN
.
Any number divided by
NEGATIVE_INFINITY
is Zero.
POSITIVE_INFINITY
This static, read-only property is a special value representing infinity, which is returned on overflow.
Syntax:
Number.
POSITIVE_INFINITY
The
POSITIVE_INFINITY
property behaves in the following ways:
Any positive number (including
POSITIVE_INFINITY
) multiplied by
POSITIVE_INFINITY
is
POSITIVE_INFINITY
.
Any negative number (including
NEGATIVE_INFINITY
) multiplied by
POSITIVE_INFINITY
is
NEGATIVE_INFINITY
.
Zero multiplied by
POSITIVE_INFINITY
is
NaN
.
NaN
multiplied by
POSITIVE_INFINITY
is
NaN
.
POSITIVE_INFINITY
divided by any negative number, except
NEGATIVE_INFINITY
, is
NEGATIVE_INFINITY
.
POSITIVE_INFINITY
divided by any positive number, except
POSITIVE_INFINITY
, is
POSITIVE_INFINITY
.
POSITIVE_INFINITY
divided by either
NEGATIVE_INFINITY
or
POSITIVE_INFINITY
is
NaN
.
Any number divided by
POSITIVE_INFINITY
is Zero.
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