Wait... I teach math. Granted, not high levels, but math. Have you thought about why dividing by zero gives error messages? The divisor, in this case zero, tells into how many pieces you are dividing something. Dividing by 4, for example, means every single th8ng, like a pizza, is divided into 4 pieces. You cannot divide something into ZERO pieces.... you always have the ONE original thing. Logically, then, it would make more sense to say you are dividing by ONE, or if wanting to default to infinity, say it is a default by choise, not because the two ideas are equivalent. Just my math rant for the.day;)
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Wait ... I teach math. Granted, not high levels, but math. Have you thought about why dividing by zero gives error messages? The divisor, in this case zero, tells into how many pieces you are dividing something. Dividing by 4, for example, means every single th8ng, like a pizza, is divided into 4 pieces. You cannot divide something into ZERO pieces .... you always have the ONE original thing. Logically, then, it would make more sense to say you are dividing by ONE, or if wanting to default to infinity, say it is a default by choise, not because the two ideas are equivalent. Just my math rant for the.day ;)