Indeterminate
is a symbol that represents a numerical quantity whose magnitude cannot be determined.
Details
- Computations like
generate Indeterminate. - If Indeterminate appears in the argument of any function with attribute NumericFunction, the result will be Indeterminate. »
- A message is produced whenever an operation first yields Indeterminate as a result.
Examples
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Indeterminate is returned when a value cannot be unambiguously defined:
Any numeric function of Indeterminate also gives Indeterminate:
Scope (3)
Indeterminate "takes over" any function with attribute NumericFunction:
Negative precision/accuracy can yield Indeterminate:
Generalizations & Extensions (1)
Mathematical operations with Indeterminate produce Indeterminate:
Indeterminate threads over lists:
Applications (1)
Digits beyond the limit of precision are Indeterminate:
Properties & Relations (1)
Indeterminate is not a number:
Possible Issues (5)
The value cannot be unambiguously defined:
Use Limit to resolve the value:
The answer is valid for generic parameter values:
This particular parameter value gives an Indeterminate result:
Use Limit to resolve the value:
Each iteration will result in lower precision:
In this case an equivalent function does not lower precision:
Sometimes a higher precision is needed:
Indeterminate does not equal itself:
Use SameQ for testing against Indeterminate:
Indeterminate in functions with special evaluation semantics might go undetected:
Text
Wolfram Research (1988), Indeterminate, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Indeterminate.html.
CMS
Wolfram Language. 1988. "Indeterminate." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Indeterminate.html.
APA
Wolfram Language. (1988). Indeterminate. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Indeterminate.html