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What is 0^0?

Name: Rentacle Tape 2005-09-09 14:27

You heard me, is it 0 because 0*anything=0 or is it 1 because anything^0=1?

Name: Anonymous 2005-11-26 23:53

Well, multiplication is iterated addition, right?

Therefore...

2+0 = 2x1 = 2

2+2 = 2x2 = 4

2+2+2 = 2x3 = 6

So exponents are iterated multiplication, which is iterated addition.

2+2 = 2^2 = 4

2+2+2+2 = 2^3 = 8

2+2+2+2+2+2+2+2 = 2

Therefore, should 0^0 not be 0x0 zero times?

Idunno, I'm tired and have the flu... hehe

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