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Re: Add 13 more and post it forever.

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Re: Add 13 more and post it forever.

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Re: Add 13 more and post it forever.

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In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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Re: Add 13 more and post it forever.

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Re: Add 13 more and post it forever.

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In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

phrontister

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Re: Add 13 more and post it forever.

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"The good news about computers is that they do what you tell them to do. The bad news is that they do what you tell them to do." - Ted Nelson

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Re: Add 13 more and post it forever.

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In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

phrontister

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Re: Add 13 more and post it forever.

Two calculators of mine allow that, but another one said it was invalid.

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Re: Add 13 more and post it forever.

Hi;

Wikipedia says that it is okay. Mathematica does not like it either.

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In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

phrontister

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Re: Add 13 more and post it forever.

Excel doesn't like it, neither does my HP32SII.

I started to read up on it just now but gave up because it's too advanced for me.

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Re: Add 13 more and post it forever.

Yes, I used it once before and there was a discussion about it. Mathematics is an evolving field. Somethings are still not clearly defined.

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In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

phrontister

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Re: Add 13 more and post it forever.

It just seems rather odd to me that 0^0 would be greater than 0^10.

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Re: Add 13 more and post it forever.

Yes, it does. I just tried maple and it goes with 1.

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If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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Re: Add 13 more and post it forever.

If the exponent 0 = nothing, then 0^0 means than you aren't raising 0 to the power of anything at all...you are doing nothing to it. To me it isn't logical - magical, maybe.

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Re: Add 13 more and post it forever.

It is based on that anything to the zeroth power is 1

...(-1)^0 = 1    _____     1^0 = 1     2^0 = 1    3^0 = 1...

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In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

phrontister

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Re: Add 13 more and post it forever.

To me that's still illogical. Someone's rule of convenience? I make up rules all the time to suit my purpose.

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Re: Add 13 more and post it forever.

Hi;

This sequence here:

...(-1)^0 = 1    _____     1^0 = 1     2^0 = 1    3^0 = 1...

When you put 0^0 smack in the middle of that 0^0 = 1 looks more consistent.

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In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

phrontister

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Re: Add 13 more and post it forever.

Yes, that does look pretty. Consistency overriding logic...I doubt that I'll ever understand that one.

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Re: Add 13 more and post it forever.

You do not have to I will go back and edit the post that uses it.

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In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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Re: Add 13 more and post it forever.

You don't have to do that. Math Forum says:

Consensus has recently been built around setting the value of 0^0 = 1 .

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Re: Add 13 more and post it forever.

Where did you get that?

I already changed it. Turns out there was another quick way.

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In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

phrontister

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Re: Add 13 more and post it forever.

Here...just before the references near the bottom of the page.

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Re: Add 13 more and post it forever.

Ok, thanks!

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In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

phrontister

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Re: Add 13 more and post it forever.

Last one...got lots of things to do before bed.

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bobbym

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Posts: 109,606

Re: Add 13 more and post it forever.

Okay.

See you later! I need a little break!

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In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.