Why is nil > 0 true in Erlang?

Question

Erlang is the first language I come across to give true for nil > 0.

What is the story behind this decision?

Other languages seem to behave differently.

Answer 1

In Erlang, Any term may be compared with any other term. The ordering for Erlang Term Comparisons is:

number < atom < reference < fun < port < pid < tuple < map < nil < list < bit string

thus nil > 0 is true more information on Term Comparisons