Undefined...Why?

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    nycmathguy

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    College Algebra
    Chapter 1
    Section 1

    For 113, DO NOT WRITE A PARAGRAPH AS REQUESTED.

    I know that a/0 is undefined because division by zero is not possible. Why is 0/0 undefined? Elementary school math teachers teach that 0 is a whole number. So, whole/whole = whole number. I know that 0/0 is undefined. Why?



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    nycmathguy, Apr 8, 2022
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    Why is 0/0 undefined? => for same reason as a/0
     
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    In Calculus, 0/0 is called indeterminate. Why?
     
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