What is division by zero?

Anonymous

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Updated: 8/16/2019

In a computer, this is an error caused by a calculation which, as it implies, included dividing by zero. The computer can't represent the result of division by zero so an error is generated.

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What is the result of division by zero?

Division by zero is impossible.

How are the rules for multiplication and division of integers the same?

They are not the same. You can multiply by zero but division by zero is not defined.

What is the divisibility rule for zero?

Division by zero is undefined.

What Division by 0 is?

Nothing, because zero cannot go into anything.

What is one centillion divided by zero?

Division, of any number, by 0 is not defined.

Is the set of rational numbers closed under division and Why?

No. Zero is a rational number, but division by zero is not defined.

Is zero undefined?

Zero is pretty well defined. Division by zero is undefined.

Can any number be divided by 0?

No, division by zero is undefined in mathematics. It is not possible to divide any number by zero.

Why division by 0 is not permissible?

Because division by zero yields no answer !

Why does zero divided by zero have no answer?

Because division by 0 is not defined.

What is the answer to ten over zero?

There is no answer. Division by zero is forbidden in mathematics.

Can you divide a fraction by zero?

Division by zero is not possible in arithmetic.