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Re: Dividing by zero

Posted By: Silon, on host 199.174.19.110
Date: Sunday, December 30, 2001, at 05:14:59
In Reply To: Re: Dividing by zero posted by Howard on Saturday, December 29, 2001, at 18:40:44:

> And isn't that rule known in mathamatical circles as the "Rule of Silon?"

I don't think so.

Look at it this way: 0 can go into 0 0 times, thus 0 divided by 0 = 0. Zero can also go into 0 1 time, thus 0 divided by 0 = 1. It will also work with 2, 3, 4, 5, and up to infinity.

> How"not a math person"ard

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Re: Dividing by zero - Matthew - Sun, 12/30/2001, 07:02:37

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