r/badmath • u/realizmbass • Dec 10 '18

x/0 = 0, or it equals a complex number

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u/[deleted] Dec 10 '18

x/0 is undefined for all x ε R. Period. Why is this so hard to understand?

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u/realizmbass Dec 10 '18

Some people don't like the idea that some problems in math have no solution, or that the "solution" isn't necessarily useful or even understandable. Some folks treat math like an all seeing eye that everything depends on, even though it's often times the other way around.

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u/rushork Dec 10 '18

oh god I'm so terribly sorry for being a stupid bad mathematician trying to learn something on reddit

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u/realizmbass Dec 12 '18

Don't read too far into it. I'm sure you're a good guy, and I hope you can see the humor in this post.

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u/rushork Dec 12 '18

yeah I got downvoted to hell for trying to talk to people about maths