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== Zero divided by zero == | == Zero divided by zero == | ||
The identity <source lang=apl inline>×z</source> {{←→}} <source lang=apl inline>z÷|z</source> holds only when <source lang=apl inline>z</source> is not zero in most APLs. In "Zero Divided by Zero"<ref>[[Eugene McDonnell|McDonnell, Eugene]]. [ | The identity <source lang=apl inline>×z</source> {{←→}} <source lang=apl inline>z÷|z</source> holds only when <source lang=apl inline>z</source> is not zero in most APLs. In "Zero Divided by Zero"<ref>[[Eugene McDonnell|McDonnell, Eugene]]. [https://www.jsoftware.com/papers/eem/0div0.htm "Zero Divided by Zero"]. [[APL76]].</ref>, [[Eugene McDonnell]] gave this identity as a reason to define <source lang=apl inline>0÷0</source> to be equal to <source lang=apl inline>0</source>. In [[J]], which took McDonnell's suggestion, the identity always holds. | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||