number printing problems in 5.9.3.99rc2 xmaxima on windows/GCL

["Robert Dodier" <robert.dodier at gmail.com>, Mon, 28 Aug 2006 15:02:40 -0600]:
> Well, for now let's just output inf_float, minf_float, nan_float or
> something like that.
> Or float_inf, float_minf, float_nan, same thing.
> Or write fp in place of float if "float" seems too strongly suggestive
> of single precision.

I think, as a user I might prefer the noun forms 'float(inf),
'float(minf) (or -'float(inf)?), 'float(und).  It might be nice to
have, e.g., float(und) evaluate to some NaN as a verb.

Regards,

Albert.