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Well, 0! =1, right? (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year 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.