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  2. Division by zero - Wikipedia

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    A positive or negative number when divided by zero is a fraction with the zero as denominator. Zero divided by a negative or positive number is either zero or is expressed as a fraction with zero as numerator and the finite quantity as denominator. Zero divided by zero is zero. In 830, Mahāvīra unsuccessfully tried to correct the mistake ...

  3. Zero-divisor graph - Wikipedia

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    The only cycle graphs that can be realized as zero-product graphs (with zero divisors as vertices) are the cycles of length 3 or 4. [3] The only trees that may be realized as zero-divisor graphs are the stars (complete bipartite graphs that are trees) and the five-vertex tree formed as the zero-divisor graph of Z 2 × Z 4 {\displaystyle \mathbb ...

  4. Wheel theory - Wikipedia

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    In particular, division by zero is meaningful. The real numbers can be extended to a wheel, as can any commutative ring . The term wheel is inspired by the topological picture ⊙ {\displaystyle \odot } of the real projective line together with an extra point ⊥ ( bottom element ) such that ⊥ = 0 / 0 {\displaystyle \bot =0/0} .

  5. James A. D. W. Anderson - Wikipedia

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    The report implied that Anderson had discovered the solution to division by zero, rather than simply attempting to formalize it. The report also suggested that Anderson was the first to solve this problem, when in fact the result of zero divided by zero has been expressed formally in a number of different ways (for example, NaN).

  6. Collatz conjecture - Wikipedia

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    As an illustration of this, the parity cycle (1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0) and its sub-cycle (1 1 0 0) are associated to the same fraction ⁠ 5 / 7 ⁠ when reduced to lowest terms. In this context, assuming the validity of the Collatz conjecture implies that (1 0) and (0 1) are the only parity cycles generated by positive whole numbers (1 and 2 ...

  7. Floor and ceiling functions - Wikipedia

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    However, the same term, integer part, is also used for truncation towards zero, which differs from the floor function for negative numbers. For an integer n, ⌊n⌋ = ⌈n⌉ = n. Although floor(x + 1) and ceil(x) produce graphs that appear exactly alike, they are not the same when the value of x is an exact integer.

  8. 0 - Wikipedia

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    0 (zero) is a number representing an empty quantity.Adding (or subtracting) 0 to any number leaves that number unchanged; in mathematical terminology, 0 is the additive identity of the integers, rational numbers, real numbers, and complex numbers, as well as other algebraic structures.

  9. Modulo - Wikipedia

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    For example, the expression "5 mod 2" evaluates to 1, because 5 divided by 2 has a quotient of 2 and a remainder of 1, while "9 mod 3" would evaluate to 0, because 9 divided by 3 has a quotient of 3 and a remainder of 0. Although typically performed with a and n both being integers, many computing systems now allow other types of numeric operands.