Why `f32` and `f64` do not have `min_value/max_value` methods?

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In std, all primitive integer types have min_value() and max_value() methods, whereas f32 and f64 do not. Are there some special considerations?

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f32 and f64 aren’t integer. Their respective minimum and maximum values are infinity and -infinity, respectively.

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But the Float trait in the crate num have these two methods and min_positive_value().

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The num crate is a deprecated mess.

(min_positive_value is also a different thing… it’s like the smallest number larger than 0)

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Did you just say that infinity is the minimum and -infinity is the maximum?

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Of course it’s the other way round. Infinity is the maximum and negative infinity the minimum.

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