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    Bro tried to divide by zero (sh.itjust.works)
    submitted 6 months ago by 0x4E4F@sh.itjust.works to c/linuxmemes@lemmy.world
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    [–] NeatNit@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 6 months ago (1 children)

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Division_by_zero#Floating-point_arithmetic

    In IEEE arithmetic, division of 0/0 or ∞/∞ results in NaN, but otherwise division always produces a well-defined result. Dividing any non-zero number by positive zero (+0) results in an infinity of the same sign as the dividend. Dividing any non-zero number by negative zero (−0) results in an infinity of the opposite sign as the dividend. This definition preserves the sign of the result in case of arithmetic underflow.

    [–] Bumblefumble@lemm.ee 0 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    10/0 ≠ lim x->0+ 10/x

    Or in other words, the thing you keep quoting does not apply in this case. Any number divided by zero is undefined, not positive infinity (or negative infinity for that matter).

    [–] ReveredOxygen@sh.itjust.works 7 points 6 months ago

    It's undefined in math, but not floating point arithmetic