Re: 2.0.30 - its all a numbers game, I tell ya!

Mike Wangsmo (wanger@mcn.net)
Tue, 11 Mar 1997 08:20:09 -0700 (MST)

On Tue, 11 Mar 1997, Chairudin S. Harjo wrote:

> Tony Knight wrote:
>
> > > > > !!I WANT A 2.0.30!!
> > > >
> > > > 2 + 1 + 29 = 2 + 0 + 30
> > >
> > > 2 * 1 * 0 = 2 * 0 * 30
> > >
> > 2 * 1 + 0 = 2 + 0 / 30
> 2 * 1 / 0 = 2 . 0 . 30
>
> This one is wrong!!!
> Any number divided by 0 is infinite.
> So...the left side is infinite, the right side is not.

Wrong. Any number divided by 0 is undefined! However, in the limit
sense, things are a little different as in:

limit(1/x, x->Inf) = Inf

But strictly speaking, x/0 does not exist.

Just my $0.02 on this very silly thread.

Mike
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