Perl> use Devel::Peek;; Perl> $x = 2**1025;; Perl> Dump( $x );; SV = NV(0xb4598) at 0x3d73ee8 REFCNT = 1 FLAGS = (NOK,pNOK) NV = 1.#INF #### $y = $x / $x;; Dump $y;; SV = NV(0xb45a0) at 0x3d6c6a8 REFCNT = 1 FLAGS = (NOK,pNOK) NV = -1.#IND