ELI5: In JavaScript, why the line `typeof NaN`

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ELI5: In JavaScript, why the line `typeof NaN` returns 'number' instead of 'null' or 'undefined'?

Beginner in JS here. It seems counterintuitive to me that `typeof NaN` returns 'number' when it literally means **Not A Number**.
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