Thursday, 31 March 2016

Why You Can't Divide By Zero

What is 0 divided by 0? This topic is trending because Apple programmed Siri to give a sarcastic response about dividing cookies and the Cookie monster. Siri does give the correct mathematical answer that dividing by 0 is indeterminate. But why is dividing by 0 a problem? And why is it indeterminate?



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3 comment(s):

Jim Rhodes said...

It was nice to see this post. You like math, huh? It looks like you do.

Bhagat said...

How about an example? A drawn-out yowl in the car? Pure stress. An unspayed cat caterwauling? She’s calling for love. Vocal breeds like Orientals yowl more, while quieter breeds like Ragdolls keep it low-key. felinesounds

ramonfergusonw55005 said...

Dividing by zero is a problem because it leads to contradictions and undefined behavior in mathematics. wisely adp