JS: NaN

NaN is a primitive value that means “Not a Number”.

NaN is typically returned when converting a value to number that doesn't make sense.

// convert string to number
// if arg does not make sense, result is NaN
console.log ( Number ("xyz")  ); // NaN

〔►see JS: Number Constructor〕

Type of NaN is "number".

〔►see JS: Data Types〕

console.log ( typeof NaN === "number" ); // true

NaN === NaN returns false.

console.log ( NaN === NaN ); // false

To test if a value is NaN, use Number.isNaN or the global function isNaN.

〔►see JS: Number.isNaN〕

〔►see JS: isNaN〕

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