Julian Fleischer wrote:
Hi,
8. [...] Saying 0**0 is undefined seems reasonable,
but why 0**y?
I agree on 0**y being 0 (not undefined), but why should 0**0 be undefined? x**0
:= 1, by convention.
I'm not familiar with that convention. So far as I'm aware, the x**0=1
vs 0**y=0 conflict leads to 0**0 being best handled as undefined. That
is, I've not seen any arguments supporting either solution as somehow
more natural or more helpful in mathematics. </source-please>
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Live well,
~wren
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