[R] Inconsistency of 1^NA=1 vs. 1.1^NA=NA

[Thierry Onkelinx]

Dear Da,

NA represents an unknown value x. 1 ^ x = 1 for all possible values of x.
Hence 1 ^ NA = 1.

Best regards,

ir. Thierry Onkelinx
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2016-11-17 20:19 GMT+01:00 Da Zheng <zhengda1936 op gmail.com>:

> Hello,
>
> I just realized that 1^NA outputs 1 while 1.1^NA outputs NA in R v3.3.1 and
> R v3.2.3.
> I tried other values such as 0^NA and 2^NA, and they all output NA.
> I don't understand this inconsistency here. Shouldn't 1^NA output NA as
> well? Why does R handle it differently? Or is this a bug in these
> particular versions of R?
>
> Thanks,
> Da
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