# Number.NEGATIVE_INFINITY — Description

> The Number.NEGATIVE_INFINITY value behaves slightly differently than mathematical infinity Any positive value, including {{jsxref("Number/POSITIVE_INFINITY", "POSITIVE_INFINITY")}}, multiplied by NEGATIVE_INFINITY is NEGATIVE_INFINITY.

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The Number.NEGATIVE_INFINITY value behaves slightly differently than mathematical infinity

Any positive value, including {{jsxref("Number/POSITIVE_INFINITY", "POSITIVE_INFINITY")}}, multiplied by NEGATIVE_INFINITY is NEGATIVE_INFINITY. Any negative value, including NEGATIVE_INFINITY, multiplied by NEGATIVE_INFINITY is {{jsxref("Number/POSITIVE_INFINITY", "POSITIVE_INFINITY")}}. Any positive value divided by NEGATIVE_INFINITY is negative zero (as defined in IEEE 754). Any negative value divided by NEGATIVE_INFINITY is positive zero (as defined in IEEE 754). Zero multiplied by NEGATIVE_INFINITY is {{jsxref("NaN")}}. {{jsxref("NaN")}} multiplied by NEGATIVE_INFINITY is {{jsxref("NaN")}}. NEGATIVE_INFINITY, divided by any negative value except NEGATIVE_INFINITY, is {{jsxref("Number/POSITIVE_INFINITY", "POSITIVE_INFINITY")}}. NEGATIVE_INFINITY, divided by any positive value except {{jsxref("Number/POSITIVE_INFINITY", "POSITIVE_INFINITY")}}, is NEGATIVE_INFINITY. NEGATIVE_INFINITY, divided by either NEGATIVE_INFINITY or {{jsxref("Number/POSITIVE_INFINITY", "POSITIVE_INFINITY")}}, is {{jsxref("NaN")}}. x &gt; Number.NEGATIVE_INFINITY is true for any number _x_ that isn't NEGATIVE_INFINITY.

You might use the Number.NEGATIVE_INFINITY property to indicate an error condition that returns a finite number in case of success. Note, however, that {{jsxref("NaN")}} would be more appropriate in such a case.

Because NEGATIVE_INFINITY is a static property of {{jsxref("Number")}}, you always use it as Number.NEGATIVE_INFINITY, rather than as a property of a number value.

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