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Well, 0! =1, right? (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
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[-] conneru64 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

0 to the power of anything is 0

0^3 = 0

0^2 = 0

0^1 = 0

0^0 = ?

Technically it's undefined, but in most contexts you're dealing with n^0 rather than 0^n, so it's easier to just say it's 1.

[-] radix@lemm.ee 8 points 2 years ago

Wikipedia says 0^0 is commonly 1 in algebra and combinatorics, which I have more experience in. It is often undefined in computer science contexts. I was unaware of this, so thank you.

The more I learn, the more I realize there is no one universal math, only different rules which are helpful in different contexts. Thanks for bringing this point up.

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