Re: Why does 0 divided by 1=1?

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It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 51098
interpreted = N
texte = >WebDNA 4.0.2 rc2 | WebSTAR/4.5 | MacOS > >My hand calculator says that 0 divided by 1 equals 0, but WebDNA says it= equals 1 (?!) >Can someone enlighten me, please? > >=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D >MATH TEST:
>-----------
>1+1 should=3D2 --> [math]1+1[/math]
>1-1 should=3D0 --> [math]1-1[/math]
>1*1 should=3D1 --> [math]1*1[/math]
>1\1 should=3D1 --> [math]1\1[/math]
>
>0+1 should=3D1 --> [math]0+1[/math]
>0-1 should=3D-1 --> [math]0-1[/math]
>0*1 should=3D0 --> [math]0*1[/math]
>0\1 should=3D0 --> [math]0\1[/math]
\ is not division, it is divisible by - which makes no sense in a [math]= context. / is division. -- ************************************************************* Christer Olsson PO Box 9160 Phone +46 40 25 85 85 Ljusa Id=E9er AB SE-200 39 Malmoe Fax +46 40 25 85 89 Kantyxegatan 5 Sweden http://www.ljusaideer.se------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: Why does 0 divided by 1=1? (Dan Strong 2003)
  2. Re: Why does 0 divided by 1=1? (Christer Olsson 2003)
  3. Re: Why does 0 divided by 1=1? (Alain Russell 2003)
  4. Why does 0 divided by 1=1? (Dan Strong 2003)
>WebDNA 4.0.2 rc2 | WebSTAR/4.5 | MacOS > >My hand calculator says that 0 divided by 1 equals 0, but WebDNA says it= equals 1 (?!) >Can someone enlighten me, please? > >=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D >MATH TEST:
>-----------
>1+1 should=3D2 --> [math]1+1[/math]
>1-1 should=3D0 --> [math]1-1[/math]
>1*1 should=3D1 --> [math]1*1[/math]
>1\1 should=3D1 --> [math]1\1[/math]
>
>0+1 should=3D1 --> [math]0+1[/math]
>0-1 should=3D-1 --> [math]0-1[/math]
>0*1 should=3D0 --> [math]0*1[/math]
>0\1 should=3D0 --> [math]0\1[/math]
\ is not division, it is divisible by - which makes no sense in a [math]= context. / is division. -- ************************************************************* Christer Olsson PO Box 9160 Phone +46 40 25 85 85 Ljusa Id=E9er AB SE-200 39 Malmoe Fax +46 40 25 85 89 Kantyxegatan 5 Sweden http://www.ljusaideer.se------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ Christer Olsson

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