# Converting NAN to a number

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/converting-nan-to-a-number/6668
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Created:** [March 10, 2021, 11:35pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/converting-nan-to-a-number/6668 "2021-03-10T23:35:34Z")
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### Author: ![wascott](https://discourse.paraview.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/8e8cbc/32.png) [@wascott](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/wascott)
#### Post date: [March 12, 2021, 2:52am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/converting-nan-to-a-number/6668/3 "2021-03-12T02:52:39Z")

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Thanks Nicolas. that was the part I was looking for. I wrote it all up in a tips and tricks, here: [How to find the maximum value on a line](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-find-the-maximum-value-on-a-line/6680)

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