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[TweaK]

5/0. I just divided by zero, oh sh--

[arby]

congrats. you just arrived at nullity.

[MSG]

congrats. you just arrived at nullity. [/b] Anything divided by zero is infinity, this 'nullity' is just a different word for it. Slow news day for bbc, methinks.

[TweaK]

Indeed. Nullity? More like blasphemy! You can't divide by zero. If you still do, well..

[MSG]

everything * 0 = 0 therefore 0 / 0 = everything

[TweaK]

Eh no. 5/5 = 1, so 1/5 = 458? Thought not.

[FreshBrains]

I was promised fun, and I got math.

[QwinsepiaSquared]

Math IS fun! ...not. o.o

[arby]

I was promised fun, and I got math. [/b] But you got big explosions too!

[MSG]

Eh no. 5/5 = 1, so 1/5 = 458? Thought not. [/b] o_o if a * b = c then c / b = a or c / a = b 2nd grade much?

[Kaniaz]

Schoolchildren from Caversham have become the first to learn a brand new theory that dividing by zero is possible using a new number - 'nullity'. But the suggestion has left many mathematicians cold.[/b] Er what the fuck? 0/0 = undefined. You can define division in terms of multiplication: a/b = a * b^-1 1 / 5 (one divided by five) = 1 · 5^-1 (five to the power of minus one) So 1/ 0 (one divided by zero) = 1 · 0^-1 (zero to the power of minus one) 0^-1 is meaningless, so 1 / 0 is meaningless. Always. And for this reason we say it is undefined. "Nullity"? What a heap of poop.

[TweaK]

I was promised fun, and I got math. [/b] Math = fun. o_o if a * b = c then c / b = a or c / a = b 2nd grade much? [/b] Uh. Let's say a is 10, b is 59 and c = 95034. a * b != c then, is it? I beat you at maths. Er what the fuck? 0/0 = undefined. You can define division in terms of multiplication: a/b = a * b^-1 1 / 5 (one divided by five) = 1 · 5^-1 (five to the power of minus one) So 1/ 0 (one divided by zero) = 1 · 0^-1 (zero to the power of minus one) 0^-1 is meaningless, so 1 / 0 is meaningless. Always. And for this reason we say it is undefined. "Nullity"? What a heap of poop. [/b] I disagree, for a/b = a² - b. Duh.

[Kaniaz]

I disagree, for a/b = a² - b. [/b] 2/2. 2^2 - 2. 4 - 2. 2. 2/2 = 1. You got 2. FAIL.

[DeadDollKitty]

0-+--< lol turn your head a bit to the left.. its a person&#33;&#33;&#33; zero negative plus negative negative less than.... ooooh yeahhh

[MSG]

~LOL~

[Universal Mind]

There is nothing you can multiply zero by to get any other number. Zero times infinity is zero. Infinity is not a number any way. 5/0 is not infinity. 0 cannot be multiplied by anything to get 5. But what I don't understand is why 0/0 is not viable. It seems that it should be "all real numbers" becuase 0 times ANYTHING is 0. Maybe 0/0 is just not a specific number and that's what the problem is.

[TweaK]

2/2. 2^2 - 2. 4 - 2. 2. 2/2 = 1. You got 2. FAIL. [/b] Uhm no. 2/2 = 5. Duh?

[MSG]

5/0 is not infinity. [/b] Well, for this we will use the very definition of division itself. How many times does 0 go into 5? Well, you can take away 0 from five as much as you like, for as long as you like - but no matter what, you will never reach an end, therefore, it equals infinity.

[Kaniaz]

5/0 is not infinity. [/b] He's correct. 5/0 = undefined. It's meaningless, not infinity.

[TweaK]

Are we all using 5 because I said that in the original post? Gosh, I'm honoured guys. You shouldn't have.

[arby]

Gah.... how does a joke thread in senseless turn into an educated discussion...... Only on DV?

[Kaniaz]

Gah.... how does a joke thread in senseless turn into an educated discussion......[/b] BY THE POWER OF MATHS!

[TweaK]

5/0 = discussion and OH SH--

[Amethyst Star]

Infinity is not a number any way. [/b] It is a quantity. (Yeah words&#33 :yumdumdoodledum:

[FreshBrains]

MATH DOES NOT = FUN