relative error for 'zero' input

From: Dejfson <dejfson@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 30 Dec 2006 17:48:10 +0100

Dear All,

is there any way how to calculate the relative error defined as:

E=100(1-xo/xi)

for xi=0 ?

Resp. what is the standard way of expressing the error for the zero-input non-zero-output measurables?

thx
david
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