Hi Daniel, actually you're right, zero to the power of zero may not be one, but IT IS DEFINED to be one, so the calculation is correct. This definition was made to circumvent a singularity problem. Have fun Bob > Simon Hogg wrote: > > > Actually this is not a bug, any number[1] raised to the power zero is 1. > > > > Simon > > > > [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exponentiation#Exponents_one_and_zero > > Wikipedia is not an authority on mathematics :) > I think that 0^0 should be an error. You won't reach a conclusion using > single-variable calculus because: > > a^0 = 1 for all a > 0 > but 0^x = 0 for all x > 0 > > So look at it from a vector calculus POV. Define the bi-variate function: > > f(x,y) = y^x > > You want to find the limit of f(x,y) as the point (x,y) approaches the > origin. This limit does not exist because the limit along the x axis (y > = 0) does not equal the limit along the y axis (x = 0). > > 0^0 should give an error. > > Cheers, > Daniel. > -- > /\/`) http://opendocumentfellowship.org > /\/_/ > /\/_/ A life? Sounds great! > \/_/ Do you know where I could download one? > / > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
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