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[–] VIP740 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

What are everyone's thoughts on 00?

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[–] TheBuddha [S] 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

The rules of mathematics impose limits. For this, we get my favorite example of the infinitesimal nines equalling one. But, also because of this, most of the math folks think that 0^0 = 1. On tablet, not doing fancy notation.

Which is, of course, absurd. Calculus textbooks usually say it is undefined and wash their hands of the subject, and that's probably the smartest thing to do. However, in about 1994(?), someone provided proof that it equaled 1. This, of course, didn't actually end the debate. Last I knew, someone had posited a rebuttal and it was an obscene 100+ pages long. The difficulty being that they had to now prove no such thing was true.

I usually stick with it is undefined because, seriously, they are really contrived at this point. Like infinity and randomness, these very thoughts lead to insanity.

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[–] VIP740 ago