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Mrs B.,
Over the summer I've been pondering a burning question.
Is 0 infinite?
The definition of infinite is being an undefined value. Right?
Adding a value by 0 will leave you with the same value, same with subtracting.
Diving by 0 is undefined. But does multiplying a value by 0 actually result "0", or is the just the way we define "0"?
Is this "0" conceptual, something else, or really infinity?
Hmmm . . . 0 is definitely finite! It represents having none. Infinity is I guess not technically "defined," but it does exist and is much bigger than 0.
Zero is a very important place holde in our number system. Think of a number line. Can you have -1 be right next to 1? No, that doesn't make sense.
I don't know. Does anyone else have any comments?
Of course 0 is finite in Euclidean Space, I was thinking of Zero in a more abstract way.
Most likely not a real answer to my question, still doesn't hurt to discuss.
Can Zero be naturally achieved in nature?
Take Absolute Zero for example; although it is known to be 0K, it is impossible to reach.
Thanks for the response.
Mrs. B how would you do 111,111,111 x 111,111,111 and get the right answer, 12,345,678,987,654,321. I get how it couldn't be one or anything like that, but how would you do that problem on paper and have it turn out to be the right answer, instead of 111,111,111?
111,111,111 x 1 would be 111,111,111. You could easily prove this to yourself if you try and actually do it on paper - multiply it out.
Each row of your multiplication problem is going to be 111,111,111. However, they will all be offset from one another when you add them together. The first added column on the right would be 1+0+0+0... etc. The next column over would be 1+1+0+0...
Try it! let us know how it works.
I hope your summer is going dandY!
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