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joshwriting) wrote2006-12-08 11:30 am
joshwriting) wrote2006-12-08 11:30 am
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Dividing by 0
I was minding my own business and reading my email, when one note included a link to a BBC article on a new discovery by a computer scientist about dividing by 0: Nullity.
He presented it, apparently, to be peer-reviewed. The 4th graders found it initially confusing, but eventually felt that they understood it and approved of it.
The article is here, along with a gazillion comments from BBC readers, many of whom might say "We are not amused."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/berkshire/content/articles/2006/12/06/divide_zero_feature.shtml
If you get a search page, instead of the article, use the word "nullity" and it is the article entitled "1200-year-old problem 'easy'."
He presented it, apparently, to be peer-reviewed. The 4th graders found it initially confusing, but eventually felt that they understood it and approved of it.
The article is here, along with a gazillion comments from BBC readers, many of whom might say "We are not amused."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/berkshire/content/articles/2006/12/06/divide_zero_feature.shtml
If you get a search page, instead of the article, use the word "nullity" and it is the article entitled "1200-year-old problem 'easy'."