Re:1/0 = 0
by genezeta on Friday August 10, 2018 @05:36PM
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Not all of them, though.
I find particularly interesting Leslie Lamport's comment that "Since 0 is not in the domain of recip, we know nothing about the value of 1 / 0", which I think is the most correct mathematical stance.
Then again, I think it is all a red herring. This (Pony's decision) is not about the mathematical definition of division. This is about the trade-offs computational systems do to manage the situation.
I find particularly interesting Leslie Lamport's comment that "Since 0 is not in the domain of recip, we know nothing about the value of 1 / 0", which I think is the most correct mathematical stance.
Then again, I think it is all a red herring. This (Pony's decision) is not about the mathematical definition of division. This is about the trade-offs computational systems do to manage the situation.