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[-] Godnroc@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago
[-] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 1 year ago

listen here u little

[-] user224@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 1 year ago
[-] yokonzo@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I mean technically zero is not a number

[-] TotallynotJessica@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

By some definitions, maybe. However, definitions that exclude it probably do so for a specific reason. It's more a fluke of categorization than a real world distinction. Those distinctions might be critical to certain logic systems, but even most people who use that definition recognize reality.

Zero is a number in more cases than it isn't. It is a symbol that represents a value. Just like infinity, it doesn't matter if 0 doesn't exist in physical reality. It's still a useful value in most cases.

[-] Klear@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago
[-] yokonzo@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Zero is the absence of a number, or a placeholder, not a number 🤷‍♂️ there's been mathematicians arguing over this for years my dude

[-] Klear@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago
[-] yokonzo@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

It's just a thought experiment, chill out

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