Re: Is zero even or odd?

From: vonroach (hadrainc_at_earthlink.net)
Date: 12/22/04 

Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2004 14:35:54 GMT

On Tue, 21 Dec 2004 01:08:55 GMT, Fred Bloggs <nospam@nospam.com>
wrote:

>
>
>Alfred Z. Newmane wrote:
>> Nicholas O. Lindan wrote:
>>
>>>"John Sefton" <john@petcom.com> wrote
>>>
>>>
>>>>0 can't be divided by itself,
>>>
>>>Sure it can: 0 / 0 = 0 * (1 / 0) = 0 * infinity = 1
>>>
>>>It works if the only three numbers in the universe are
>>>0, 1, and infinity -- A number system that seems very
>>>suited to usenet.
>>
>>
>> Except for the fact that: 0 / 0 = undefined
>>
>> Or actually more correct: n / 0 = undefined
>>
>>
>
>0/0={ SET OF ALL INTEGERS }
>
>n/0= NULL SET for n<>0

Why drag n <>0 into an otherwise friendly discussion.

>It is very well-defined.

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