Re: Is zero even or odd?
From: Nicholas O. Lindan (see_at_sig.com)
Date: 12/22/04
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Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2004 20:46:33 GMT
"robert j. kolker" <nowhere@nowhere.net> wrote
> > Then why can you not perform 1/0 ? (or n/0)
>
> If n/0 for n not 0 had a value then it would be equal to 0 and not equal
> to 0 at the same time.
???
The common contrarian take is:
1 / 0 = oo
n / 0 = n * oo
0 / 0 = 0 * oo = 1
I take the stance that 0 and oo are imaginary and sticky. Once
you have an equation with a 0 in it you are stuck with the zero.
2 * 0 == 0 + 0 and it doesn't simplify
As doesn't
2 * sqrt(-1) = sqrt(-1) + sqrt(-1)
> Contradictions are not permitted.
Who made that up?
Anyway, I am of contradictions, they were taken out and
slapped across my brow several days ago.
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