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Why is that even a question? It should return the correct answer, of course. Edit: At the very least, that behaviour should be a configurable option for those
by biot 13y ago
Why is that even a question? It should return the correct answer, of course.
Edit: At the very least, that behaviour should be a configurable option for those who desire something other than what most mathematicians accept as being the correct answer.
- my_username_is_ 13y agoThe whole point of this is that there isn't necessarily a single right answer. As another user pointed out, mathematicians define 0^0 to be 1, but you don't necessarily have to accept that as truth in the way that 1+1=2.
- xamuel 13y agoIf the calculator is powerful enough (as in the case of Mathematica) to evaluate Taylor series, for example the Maclaurin series for e^x when x=0, then in doing so it implicitly admits 0^0=1. If it simultaneously says 0^0 is not 1, then the calculator is inconsistent. (Mathematica IS inconsistent in this example)