On 10/04/13 05:46, Cris Perdue wrote:

> I think this systematizes the approach that leads to using x != 0 ==> recip x 
> *
> x = 1 as a specification for reciprocal, or Konrad's example with DIV and MOD.
> Hopefully I am not missing something here.

Taking definedness to the level Freek is discussing would, I think, not let you
prove that

  x DIV 0 = x DIV 0

at least if you were in the "meta-world" where you were paying attention to the
D(..) predicate.

It's problems like this that set off alarms with many.

More examples:
- should (x DIV 0) * 0 = 0 be a theorem?
- should (x DIV 0) + 1 > x DIV 0 be a theorem?

Michael

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