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Actually any division by zero, to a mathematician, is simply undefined.

Your example makes sense, but runs smack into the unyielding definitions

of mathematics. Mathematicians it seems are not very flexible on this

point.

The definition of division states: a/b = c if and only if c x b = a. In

other words, if you cannot reverse a division by multiplication it does

not fit the definition. It is a problem.

Division by zero fails the definition because, if b =0, then any c will

do since b x c = 0 and you can't get back to the original, a.

4/0 = anything. Anything x 0 = 0 and we can never recover the 4, even

if the answer were infinity, so division by zero is outside the

definition or is undefined.

As for 0/0, you can use any number for the answer, c, and it will

satisfy the definition. You may say infinity, and I will say 11 43/52.

Can we both be right? (infinity x 0 = 0 and 11 43/52 x 0 = 0) And

anyway, isn't anything divided by itself supposed to equal 1?? Oh oh.

Since the conflicts cannot be solved, division by zero is ignored as

being "undefined". And in many cases it does violate the definition of

division as we see above.

Having said that, 1/x approaches infinity as x decreases to near zero,

but if x ever exactly gets to equal zero, the answer becomes undefined.

I figured I'd suck all the fun out of absolutly nothing by posting this! :lol:

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Actually any division by zero, to a mathematician, is simply undefined.

Your example makes sense, but runs smack into the unyielding definitions

of mathematics. Mathematicians it seems are not very flexible on this

point.

The definition of division states: a/b = c if and only if c x b = a. In

other words, if you cannot reverse a division by multiplication it does

not fit the definition. It is a problem.

Division by zero fails the definition because, if b =0, then any c will

do since b x c = 0 and you can't get back to the original, a.

4/0 = anything. Anything x 0 = 0 and we can never recover the 4, even

if the answer were infinity, so division by zero is outside the

definition or is undefined.

As for 0/0, you can use any number for the answer, c, and it will

satisfy the definition. You may say infinity, and I will say 11 43/52.

Can we both be right? (infinity x 0 = 0 and 11 43/52 x 0 = 0) And

anyway, isn't anything divided by itself supposed to equal 1?? Oh oh.

Since the conflicts cannot be solved, division by zero is ignored as

being "undefined". And in many cases it does violate the definition of

division as we see above.

Having said that, 1/x approaches infinity as x decreases to near zero,

but if x ever exactly gets to equal zero, the answer becomes undefined.

I figured I'd suck all the fun out of absolutly nothing by posting this! :lol:

:wtf: Gee Thanks!!!

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Actually any division by zero, to a mathematician, is simply undefined.

Your example makes sense, but runs smack into the unyielding definitions

of mathematics. Mathematicians it seems are not very flexible on this

point.

The definition of division states: a/b = c if and only if c x b = a. In

other words, if you cannot reverse a division by multiplication it does

not fit the definition. It is a problem.

Division by zero fails the definition because, if b =0, then any c will

do since b x c = 0 and you can't get back to the original, a.

4/0 = anything. Anything x 0 = 0 and we can never recover the 4, even

if the answer were infinity, so division by zero is outside the

definition or is undefined.

As for 0/0, you can use any number for the answer, c, and it will

satisfy the definition. You may say infinity, and I will say 11 43/52.

Can we both be right? (infinity x 0 = 0 and 11 43/52 x 0 = 0) And

anyway, isn't anything divided by itself supposed to equal 1?? Oh oh.

Since the conflicts cannot be solved, division by zero is ignored as

being "undefined". And in many cases it does violate the definition of

division as we see above.

Having said that, 1/x approaches infinity as x decreases to near zero,

but if x ever exactly gets to equal zero, the answer becomes undefined.

I figured I'd suck all the fun out of absolutly nothing by posting this! :lol:

not impressed because you didn't write it. Even if you did I would only be mildly impressed

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Actually any division by zero, to a mathematician, is simply undefined.

Your example makes sense, but runs smack into the unyielding definitions

of mathematics. Mathematicians it seems are not very flexible on this

point.

The definition of division states: a/b = c if and only if c x b...

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If there's a chance of a problem in one of my apps, I'll put the calculation in a 'try catch' event supplying BCD_ZERODIVIDE and can divide by zero all day long without fear of the consequences.

I have no frakkin clue what you just said. But I'll give you rep cause it's probably freakin hilarious.

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