Not A Number

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
NAN
Pronunciation
/nɑt ə ˈnəmbər/
Category
Computing
Related Field
Software

Examples in Context

  1. From there, you can assign an enumeration in your code and not a number.
  2. I am not a number!
  3. They want to be a name not a number, so to speak.
  4. The value you entered for number of days is either not a number or is too large.
  5. Many routines designed to read floats may allow values such as " NaN "( not a number ).

Other meanings of NAN