Re: Is zero even or odd?
From: John Woodgate (jmw_at_jmwa.demon.contraspam.yuk)
Date: 12/20/04
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Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2004 15:40:38 +0000
I read in sci.electronics.design that Gactimus <gactimus@xrs.net> wrote
(in <10sdnunotbnere2@corp.supernews.com>) about 'Is zero even or odd?',
on Mon, 20 Dec 2004:
>I know 0 is neither negative or positive but what about odd/even? I think
>it's even.
>
>Odd numbers start at 1 and go every other number 1,3,5,7;1,-1,-3,-5,-7
>Even starts at 2 and go every other number 2,4,6,8;2,0,-2,-4,-6,-8
There is other evidence. Even powers of negative numbers are positive,
and (-x)^0 = 1, which is usually positive. (;-)
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