The Lua number datatype has the conventional three special values inf (positive infinity), -inf (negative infinity) and nan (not a number). It seems not to be so conventional when it comes to comparing these values. It returns true when comparing inf with inf, -inf with -inf, and nan with nan. I believe that mathematically this is not quite correct. However, I can see the advantages of being able to compare them from a programming perspective.
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