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

[Da Zheng]

I tried on my computer.
> (1+ 0i)^ NA
[1] NaN+NaNi


On Thu, Nov 17, 2016 at 3:42 PM, Bert Gunter <bgunter.4567 at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Nov 17, 2016 11:55 AM, "Thierry Onkelinx" <thierry.onkelinx at inbo.be>
> wrote:
> >
> > Dear Da,
> >
> > NA represents an unknown value x. 1 ^ x = 1 for all possible values of x.
> > Hence 1 ^ NA = 1.
> >
> That is false. For any n, n-1 of the nth roots of 1 differ from 1(they are
> complex). I don't have my computer with me. What does (1+ 0i)^ NA give?
>
> Bert
>
> > Best regards,
> >
> > ir. Thierry Onkelinx
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> > 2016-11-17 20:19 GMT+01:00 Da Zheng <zhengda1936 at 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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