Division by Zero and Abstract Data Types
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| 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 |
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| 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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