On 12/04/2012 23:34, Ethan Furman wrote:
Okay, so I haven't asked a stupid question in a long time and I'm
suffering withdrawal symptoms... ;)
5 % 0 = ?
It seems to me that the answer should be 5: no matter how many times we
add 0 to itself, the remainder of the intermediate step will be 5.
Is there a postulate or by definition answer as to why this should not
be so?
If x > 0, 0 <= 5 % x < x.
At the limit of x == 0, you get 0 <= 5 % 0 < 0.
At that point, an exception is probably a good idea! :-)
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