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| No | 47% | 873 votes | Total: 1868 votes | |
| Yes | 53% | 995 votes |
No
Created on: March 01, 2009 Last Updated: March 06, 2009
Division by zero is done on the Riemann sphere in the complex plane and its result tends to infinity
by Marie B
Created on: August 29, 2007
When we use math, we usually use it in one of two ways: tangible and intangible methods. This kind of
by Daniel Cloud
Created on: February 07, 2011 Last Updated: February 08, 2011
I see mathematicians and teachers on here saying that you can divide by zero based upon studies by "insert
by Thomas Penna
Created on: May 27, 2010 Last Updated: May 28, 2010
Is it impossible to divide by zero? My answer plainly... No. Let's start with the painfully
by Angel Sosa
Created on: October 23, 2010
Division by 0… is a very harsh debate unto which should be interpreted as a very real possibility.
Created on: April 19, 2009 Last Updated: April 21, 2009
Division by zero is not impossible in mathematics. The evidence for why it is not impossible, lies in
Created on: November 19, 2008 Last Updated: January 17, 2011
In 2006, Dr James Anderson, a computer science professor at the University of Reading (UK) boldly announced
by Jess Boling
Created on: January 12, 2009
Division by 0 is impossible by the simple fact that 0 times anything is 0, this itself being a result
Created on: November 01, 2007
I have never been good at math. I can not even compare to the articles that have been written here as
by Bobby Brown
Created on: June 06, 2009 Last Updated: April 23, 2010
I'm not so sure that division by zero is so much impossible as it is impractical. Let's do a quick refresher
by John Brown
Created on: August 29, 2010
"division", "zero", and "impossible".
Mathematics vs Physics:
The main difference between mathematics
by Roy Malton
Created on: November 05, 2008
In the case of mathematics, a number cannot be divided by zero. If you divide by zero, then you are
Created on: February 13, 2009
Division by zero; is it really impossible? Certainly the theory of the division is quickly dismissed
by Jay O'Toole
Created on: January 01, 2011 Last Updated: January 02, 2011
Definition of terms is the first step in communication.
"Zero," "multiply," "possibility" are
by Bryan Belrad
Created on: September 18, 2007
We are sometimes bothered by the question: 'what happens when you divide by zero?' What really stumps
by Joe Murray
Created on: May 23, 2008 Last Updated: June 13, 2008
Actually the answer is Yes and No, and Both, and Neither.
My belief in the infallibility of my teachers
by Steven Mars
Created on: October 19, 2007 Last Updated: August 26, 2011
Division by zero is possible, especially 0/0 because 0*0=0 and 0-0=0, which appears to prove that 0/0=0.
by Irrira Rikki
Created on: September 16, 2008
DISSECTED
Zero = Nothing, right? So... No Butter, no eggs no apple no 'what'? No Zero? What does Zero
by T J Neale
Created on: March 31, 2008
Is division by zero really impossible? My computer certainly seems to think so. If I run a badly written
by Tonglin Lok
Created on: September 04, 2008 Last Updated: September 08, 2008
I will take this problem by two approaches, Physical and Mathemamatical.
But, Before proceed, there are
Yes
Created on: January 15, 2008 Last Updated: July 31, 2009
Division by zero is impossible in ordinary, everyday number systems such as the rational numbers (whole
Created on: July 14, 2011 Last Updated: July 15, 2011
I fear that people may have been over-complicating this problem. The argument seems to be twofold, the
by codehappykid
Created on: January 22, 2008
There is a mathematical concept known as the asymptote. This concept is taught to most students in the
by Daniel Relph
Created on: November 12, 2009 Last Updated: November 14, 2009
Division by Zero is not possible by any accepted definition. Let's look at how we divide. Suppose you
Created on: August 24, 2007
What we are looking at is an understanding, an obvious without a statement. It is like the question
by Alex Kee
Created on: October 06, 2007 Last Updated: September 17, 2010
Actually, my theoretical answer to this theoretical question is both "Yes" and "No", but since I have
by Kyle Nickel
Created on: December 03, 2011
Division by zero can be a difficult concept to grasp, and with good reason. Division is basically dividing
by Hunter J.
Created on: January 10, 2010
Ah zero, such an interesting number. A number even today we do not know much about. One of the most
by Francis Jock
Created on: January 25, 2008 Last Updated: May 03, 2012
Consider Zero, if you will. What is zero if not an abstract idea, an elusive concept that you cannot
Created on: September 12, 2010 Last Updated: October 08, 2010
Dividing by zero is a tricky concept in mathematics and is one that i guess we will never get a definitive
by Ron Pena
Created on: July 13, 2008
Well well, are we racking our brains over this issue? Ladies and gentlemen, please allow me to put this
by Charles Ray
Created on: August 19, 2009 Last Updated: August 21, 2009
A question for all you math experts out there - is division by zero possible? On the face of it, the
Created on: November 29, 2008 Last Updated: December 02, 2008
In simple mathematics, division indicates the ratio between two numbers a' and b'. So, any number when
Created on: May 06, 2009 Last Updated: June 12, 2009
The reason being that division by zero is not allowable for reasons very simply stated. Let a and b
Created on: February 01, 2009 Last Updated: February 02, 2009
Whether you are referring strictly to the representational and quantifying function which, after all,
by Anitra Marie
Created on: August 12, 2009
I'll let you know up front that I'm not a mathematician. When I was in school I probably generated a
Created on: September 04, 2007
You would have to be daft to even want to try to divide by zero. Think about the question. How many
by Mike Mueller
Created on: May 03, 2009
Division by zero is a violation of the axiomatic system of real numbers. This easily follows from the
by Davian Chin
Created on: June 23, 2011
On the subject of "Zero Division", I would definitely agree that zero division is possible in a very
Created on: July 28, 2007 Last Updated: June 15, 2008
As an educator specializing in mathematics I often hear the question about whether division by zero