Re: [R] a < b < c is alway TRUE

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From: Michael Mader (m.mader@gsf.de)
Date: Fri 06 Jul 2001 - 22:02:02 EST 

Message-id: <3B45A8BA.7837035F@gsf.de>

Monika Ferster wrote:
>
> 3 < 2 < 1 seems to be seen like a double no because 3 < 2 < 1 < 0 returns
> F. It looks like the multiplication of -1 what is strange, because F
> corresponds to the value 0.
Not really because:

> 5<4<3<2<1
[1] FALSE
> 4<3<2<1
[1] FALSE
> 3<2<1
[1] TRUE

Somehow 3<2<1 remains special. 

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