Re: Is zero even or odd?

From: Kevin Aylward (salesEXTRACT_at_anasoft.co.uk)
Date: 12/21/04 

Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2004 07:08:11 GMT

Fred Bloggs 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 }

No.

>
> n/0= NULL SET for n<>0
>
> It is very well-defined.

No it isnt.

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