This definition is not weired at all! if you calculate lim x^x x-> 0 you get 1
try to calculate by hand (or use calc) 0.1^0.1 0.01^0.01 0.001^0.001 see? converging to one! happy coding! Bob > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > 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. > > It might be. Mathemtecians do make weird definitions some times. But > doyou have a reference for that definition? (one that can be considered > somewhat authoritative). > > I don't see how one can justify removing a singularity when the limits > point in different directions. It's not like when you define 0! to be > one. In the case of 0!, one is the only number that would make the > formula for combinations work, so the definition is sensible. But with > x^y both 0 and 1 are equally valid definitions. > > 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] > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
