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  1. March 24th 2010, 02:55 AM #1
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    Meaning of 0/0 and 0^0

    What is the meaning of \frac{0}{0} and 0^0?
    Last edited by mr fantastic; March 24th 2010 at 04:25 AM.
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    Quote Originally Posted by u2_wa View Post
    What is the meaning of \frac{0}{0} and 0^0?
    They only have meaning in the context of a limit and are called indeterminant forms.

    Other indeterminant forms include 1^{\infty}, 0 \cdot \infty and \infty - \infty.
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