Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [Heinously Off-Topic] 2.0.30 - And undefined | Date | Tue, 11 Mar 1997 15:32:47 -0800 | From | Bob Taylor <> |
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> On Mon, 10 Mar 1997, Neptho wrote: > [snip] > > People seem to have the wrong idea here. 1/0 does not equal some special > value called "undefined"; It _is_ undefined. ie it has no value; it is > the same sort of undefined (oops! an allusion; shouldn't use these) as > trying to take the first element from an empty list. There is no sensible > values so, for theoretical purposes, at least it has no value. In
Actually, 0 is not a number at all. It is a place holder. In some contexts its meaning is "nothing" or "empty". It is most unfortunate that it has been misunderstood by so many people.
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Just my 1/2 cent.
Bob
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