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SlowCoder · 12-05-2008, 11:36 AM

What is the opposite of 0?

jiml8 · 12-05-2008, 11:49 AM

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brianL · 12-05-2008, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by SlowCoder

What is the opposite of 0?

0 = Nothing
Opposite of nothing? Yes, you've guessed it! Something!!

Jeebizz · 12-05-2008, 07:26 PM

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What is the opposite of 0?

0 = Nothing
Opposite of nothing? Yes, you've guessed it! Something!!

If the opposite of 0 is nothing, then that should mean that the indeterminate form (0 divided by 0) is therefore untrue, so it can be seen as a solution, (thank you calculus class).

ErV · 12-05-2008, 09:21 PM

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What is the opposite of 0?

1) Depends on the number of bits you have.
2) No opposite, because it is exactly in the middle of 1D space that represents all possible numbers.

schneidz · 12-07-2008, 04:39 PM

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0 = Nothing
Opposite of nothing? Yes, you've guessed it! Something!!

0 != nothing
0 is actually bigger than half the numbers in existance.
null = nothing; 0 is not the same as null

ErV · 12-07-2008, 04:46 PM

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0 is actually bigger than half the numbers in existance.

I think this doesn't apply to complex numbers, where "0" is center of numerical plane.

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null = nothing; 0 is not the same as null

This may be a bit confusing, because "0" actually reads as "null" in some dialects and "null" sometimes means "zero" (it is defined as zero in C++, by the way). I think that's why some programming languages (lisp, pascal) use "nil" instead.

brianL · 12-08-2008, 03:58 AM

Yeah, it depends on the context, whether you're talking about 0 in maths, programming, or real life.

ciden · 12-08-2008, 07:28 AM

0 is something which we use to "represent" nothing, because nothing is difficult to understand.

immortaltechnique · 12-08-2008, 07:37 AM

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0 is something which we use to "represent" nothing, because nothing is difficult to understand.

And if 0=nothing and nothing="not difficult to understand" then is it true to say that :

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complex numbers, where "0" is center of numerical plane

from Erv,

...that complex number are simple, meaning, not hard to comprehend hence easy to understand?

brianL · 12-08-2008, 08:27 AM

Which of these is true?
Nothing is too difficult to understand.
Nothing is too difficult to understand.