On Wed, 2006-03-22 at 06:36 -0500, Alan Frayer wrote: > On Tue, 2006-03-21 at 07:46, Jonathon Blake wrote: > > > Liberty wrote: > > > > > Every Calculator, Spreadsheet, Compiler, and Interperter, that I've seen > > > defines 0^0 as 1. > > > > My Texas Instruments BAII Plus calculator says that 0 * 0 = 0. > > MY PDA says 0 * 0 = 0. > > My cell phone says 0 * 0 = 0. > > Gnumeric says 0 * 0 = 0, and gives a page full of error messages. > > Excel says 0 * 0 = 0. > > QuatroPro says 0 * 0 = 0. > > Lotus 123 sys 0 * 0 = 0 > > > > > Jonathon, 0 * 0 = 0 squared. We're seeking 0 to the 0th power. Different > animal.
I think the point he is making is that 0 * anything is zero If we take a fractional index it becomes root of ie 0^ half is the square root of 0 = 0. 0^ third is cube root of zero = zero. Since the nth root of zero is zero, the millionth root of zero is zero, how come suddenly the infinity root of zero = 1? It depends on where you come from I think which is why 0 to the power 0 is most sensibly undefined. -- Ian Lynch www.theINGOTs.org www.opendocumentfellowship.org www.schoolforge.org.uk --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
