09-09-2023, 01:42 PM
Thank you very much mnrvo & DS. Great ideas here to work with.
It's hard to believe a math formula could actually come up with a None Number value (Not a Number). I guess it all boils down to if zero is a numeric value or a place holder for a void in the infinite number set.
Logically speaking division by zero shouldn't be infinity either. If zero is a void in the infinite number set (which a NaN result implies), then when we divide 3 apples among 0 people the resultant should be 3, not infinity.
I understand the history of math credits the Indians with the introduction of zero as a number (and introduced negative numbers) but before that zero was a void. So if zero is not a void and is a real number, then NaN should not exist. End of my rant on NaN.
It's hard to believe a math formula could actually come up with a None Number value (Not a Number). I guess it all boils down to if zero is a numeric value or a place holder for a void in the infinite number set.
Logically speaking division by zero shouldn't be infinity either. If zero is a void in the infinite number set (which a NaN result implies), then when we divide 3 apples among 0 people the resultant should be 3, not infinity.
I understand the history of math credits the Indians with the introduction of zero as a number (and introduced negative numbers) but before that zero was a void. So if zero is not a void and is a real number, then NaN should not exist. End of my rant on NaN.