Re: Is zero even or odd?

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

Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2004 14:38:20 GMT

On Tue, 21 Dec 2004 07:08:11 GMT, "Kevin Aylward"
<salesEXTRACT@anasoft.co.uk> wrote:

>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.
>
>Kevin Aylward
Now that you are in to definitions, what does `Aylward' mean?