Division by Zero and Abstract Data Types

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Authors
Publication date 2014
Series Theory of Computer Science electronic report series, 1404
Number of pages 15
Publisher Amsterdam: University of Amsterdam, Theory of Computer Science
Organisations
  • Faculty of Science (FNWI) - Informatics Institute (IVI)
Abstract A survey is given of issues regarding division by zero, in particular in connection with
the presentation of elementary mathematics. The viewpoint is defended that accepting 1/0 as a valid expression is harmless, and that setting its value equal to 0 is useful.
Document type Report
Note February 2014
Language English
Published at https://ivi.fnwi.uva.nl/tcs/pub/tcsreports/TCS1404.pdf
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