Re: [Scheme-reports] Strong win later reversed: Real numbers have imaginary part #e0
Sascha Ziemann 15 Dec 2012 15:32 UTC
2012/12/14 John Cowan <cowan@mercury.ccil.org>:
>> For example, this reversal means that (max 1.0+0.0i 1.0-0.0i) is
>> permitted, and the result is no longer uniquely determined.
>> What should the result be?
>
> I'd say it's correct to return either one, since they are =.
Wolfram thinks it is neither the first nor the second:
http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=max+%281.0%2B0.0i%2C+1.0-0.0i%29
Sascha
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