Dan Purgert wrote on 9/11/23 8:20 pm:
> On 2023-11-09, Daniel65 wrote:
>> meagain wrote on 9/11/23 7:17 am:
>>> -------- Original Message --------
>>>> On 10/22/23 09:39, Ray Banana wrote:
>>>>> Haha.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> HTML squared? But 1^2 is just one..
>>>
>>> 0^0 is 1 too --- i think
>>>
>> 0^0 is the same as 0 multiplied by 0 and anything multiplied by 0
>> is 0!!
>
> Exponents are fun, such that n^0 = 1; inclusive of n=0. I can't
> entirely remember "why" that is ... probably falls into one of those
> other advanced sets of mathematics that build upon calculus.
>
> Kinda like how one can divide by zero, but it's easier to just say
> you can't do it in the "standard subset of mathematics that everyone
> learns", because it's an absolute mess. When I first read meagain's
> post, I was going for '0^0 = 1' but, before
I posted, I checked with my sister (much more of a mathematician than
yours truly!) and she reminded me that 'Anything multiplied by 0 equals
0', so not wanting to start a Family Feud ....!! ;-)
But, then again, in another thread, we were discussing 'The Rules of the
English Language'-type of thing and I mentioned "'I' before 'E' unless
after 'C' .... except for the 1,000-plus exemptions to that rule!!" ....
so, maybe, 0^0 = 1 might be the exemption to this rule!! ;-P
--
Daniel