Re: power(0,0)
- Posted by jimcbrown (admin) Nov 03, 2015
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_tom said...
From calculus, it has always been 00 = 1 for me . The indeterminate result is some kind of computer science viewpoint.
_tom
One can come to the conclusion that this is actually indetermine from a purely mathematical line of reasoning.
In general,
n1 = n / 1 = n
01 = 0 / 1 = 0
And also,
n-1 = 1 / n
n0 = n-1 * n1 = 1 / n * n / 1 = n / n
From this, it follows that
00 = 0-1 * 01 = 0 / 0
And, since anything multiplied by zero is zero, from zero divided by zero you can get anything back out - including 1 - hence it's indeterminate.
