Dear J Forum: Here is a multiplication table for multiplying with 0, plus or minus infinity, and indeterminate: */ ~ x =. 0 _ __ _. 0 0 0 0 0 _ __ 0 0 __ _ 0 0 0 0 0 Is there a good reason why 0*_ = 0, rather than _.? And why is _.* any = 0? In particular, it seems to me that 0*_. should be zero, and that _.*_. should be indeterminate. I'm just curious, especially since I know the reasons for the decision for 0%0 to equal 0. Thanks. Sincerely,
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