Ok, the Windows XP calculator says 0^0 is 1. What does the Mac OS X one say?
Home schooling? You know, it's not just for scary religious people anymore.
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tommyrot - Dec 13, 2005 6:57:40 am PST #9598 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
WindSparrow - Dec 13, 2005 6:59:29 am PST #9599 of 10003
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
I am procrastinating about getting dressed. Need to go to the store for eggs and bread, and also swing by work to sign a thing I forgot to sign when I filled it out. Don't wanna get dressed. On the other hand? I made soup this morning, in the crockpot. The one Daniel found in a free pile.
tommyrot - Dec 13, 2005 6:59:45 am PST #9600 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
This page is interesting [link]
This page attempts to show some of the ambiguities in defining some of the mathematical terms that might be encountered at the high school level. A number of these issues may seem quite trivial, and some are the result of consulting out-of-date texts. But many of these issues have led to disputed answers in mathematics competitions. Contributions and suggestions are welcome.
Hil R. - Dec 13, 2005 7:00:23 am PST #9601 of 10003
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
I think that 0^0=1 is one of those things where defining in that way makes a lot of theorems work out much more nicely; if 0^0 were anything but one, then a lot of theorems and proofs would be much less elegant.
§ ita § - Dec 13, 2005 7:02:09 am PST #9602 of 10003
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Maths should be elegant.
Gudanov - Dec 13, 2005 7:02:15 am PST #9603 of 10003
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Linux (or the KDE calculator) says not a number.
tommyrot - Dec 13, 2005 7:04:05 am PST #9604 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Bill Gates / Linus Torvalds 0^0 smackdown!
(although Linus has nothing to do with KDE.)
Jessica - Dec 13, 2005 7:06:03 am PST #9605 of 10003
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
What does the Mac OS X one say?
OX X says 1.
Emily - Dec 13, 2005 7:06:51 am PST #9606 of 10003
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
Man, I'm nerdy.
You say that like it's a bad thing.
0 is like the submerged iceberg of the natural numbers. Most of the time you never even notice it, but then suddenly you trip over it, and it's all kinds of trouble.
But 0*0 = 0. That one we do know. It's 0/0 where we say, "No no no don't go there, that's the bad place!"
Emily - Dec 13, 2005 7:07:29 am PST #9607 of 10003
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
And my TI-83+ says "ERR:DOMAIN" for 0^0, by the way.