PSA: numpy.isclose is neither symmetric nor transitive 💔

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@niplav Surely the lack of transitivity is no bother! Else by induction all numbers end up close to one another..

For me the unfortunate asymmetry is what gets my goat, unless it involves from some weird NaN float

@aquarial True for transitivity, still feels unsatisfactory

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