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Why is `0.0 / 0.0` preferred over using NaN

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Description

### Description

Encountered an error when compiling native add-ons with MSVC.

Why do we prefer returning `0.0 / 0.0` instead of `NAN` from ``?

Example:

https://github.com/stdlib-js/stdlib/blob/a1f8442b4ed11aceb97c2b5e6e7e8fdc18d8317b/lib/node_modules/%40stdlib/stats/base/dists/negative-binomial/skewness/src/main.c#L42

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