• wischi@programming.dev
    63·
    2 months ago

    0/0 is undefined because everything would be a valid result. 0/0 is basically finding solutions for 0*x=0 and everything you put into x would satisfy the equation.

    • BleatingZombie@lemmy.world
      2·
      2 months ago

      Thank you! I’ve always wondered what the answer would be and why. 0 divided by a number is 0. A number divided by itself is 1. A number divided by 0 is undefined. I never knew which one took precedence and why

    • Kogasa@programming.dev
      31·
      2 months ago

      This doesn’t clearly identify a problem IMO. Division by a number is defined as multiplication by the multiplicative inverse, and 0 has no multiplicative inverse because 0x = 1 has no solutions.

  • CH3DD4R_G0B-L1N@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    12·
    2 months ago

    Bit stupid we’re still calling video gaming having “no life” when it’s substantially more fulfilling than pretending to have a life you don’t for fake internet points from fake internet friends on fake internet communities. I’ve met plenty of interesting people and developed lasting relationships gaming. And it’s stimulating mentally depending on the genre. Meanwhile, I go out to social settings and see half the people sitting alone, posing with food and drinks and doing nothing but staring at their phones. Some life.

  • absGeekNZ@lemmy.nzEnglish
    12·
    2 months ago

    Is could be argued that 0/0=1
    since x/x=1
    Subbing in x=0 gives the above.

    Complicating things is x/0=infinity
    Subbing in x=0 gives a contradictory answer.