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		rvba 3 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Is 1 Prime, and Does It Matter? If we try to define division by zero, shouldnt 0/0 be 1? Or even more abstract "every element on y". Which I think could sort of work

croes 3 months ago [–]

But that would mean (0/0) * 2 = 2 but (0/0) * (2/1) = (0 * 2) / (0 * 1) = 0/0 = 1

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