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'''Nullity''' is a [[neologism]] that was created by [[James Anderson (mathematician)|Dr. James Anderson]] from the [[University of Reading]] to describe [[division by zero]]. It lies off the [[real number]] [[Line (mathematics)|line]] (and off the [[complex number|complex]], [[quaternion]], and [[octonion]] (hyper) [[Plane (mathematics)|planes]]) to block established [[Mathematical proof|proofs]] that zero divided by zero does not exist.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bookofparagon.com/Mathematics/PerspexMachineVIII.pdf |title=Perspex Machine VIII: Axioms of Transreal Arithmetic}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |
'''Nullity''' is a [[neologism]] that was created by [[James Anderson (mathematician)|Dr. James Anderson]] from the [[University of Reading]] to describe [[division by zero]]. It lies off the [[real number]] [[Line (mathematics)|line]] (and off the [[complex number|complex]], [[quaternion]], and [[octonion]] (hyper) [[Plane (mathematics)|planes]]) to block established [[Mathematical proof|proofs]] that zero divided by zero does not exist.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bookofparagon.com/Mathematics/PerspexMachineVIII.pdf |title=Perspex Machine VIII: Axioms of Transreal Arithmetic}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |
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Anderson claims the practical purpose of Nullity is to have a numerical result that denotes that there is no numerical solution to some geometrical problem in [[projective geometry]]'''Nullity''' is a [[neologism]] that was created by [[James Anderson (mathematician)|Dr. James Anderson]] from the [[University of Reading]] to describe [[division by zero]]. It lies off the [[real number]] [[Line (mathematics)|line]] (and off the [[complex number|complex]], [[quaternion]], and [[octonion]] (hyper) [[Plane (mathematics)|planes]]) to block established [[Mathematical proof|proofs]] that zero divided by zero does not exist.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bookofparagon.com/Mathematics/PerspexMachineVIII.pdf |title=Perspex Machine VIII: Axioms of Transreal Arithmetic}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |
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Anderson claims the practical purpose of Nullity is to have a numerical result that denotes that there is no numerical solution to some geometrical problem in [[projective geometry]], otherwise written as "undefined" or "indeterminate form" as we've already been doing for hundreds of years, hence Anderson has achieved nothing more than a simple retitling of the same concept. |
Anderson claims the practical purpose of Nullity is to have a numerical result that denotes that there is no numerical solution to some geometrical problem in [[projective geometry]], otherwise written as "undefined" or "indeterminate form" as we've already been doing for hundreds of years, hence Anderson has achieved nothing more than a simple retitling of the same concept. |
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*[[Division by zero]] |
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Revision as of 17:03, 7 December 2006
Nullity is a neologism that was created by Dr. James Anderson from the University of Reading to describe division by zero. It lies off the real number line (and off the complex, quaternion, and octonion (hyper) planes) to block established proofs that zero divided by zero does not exist.[1][2]
Anderson claims the practical purpose of Nullity is to have a numerical result that denotes that there is no numerical solution to some geometrical problem in projective geometry, otherwise written as "undefined" or "indeterminate form" as we've already been doing for hundreds of years, hence Anderson has achieved nothing more than a simple retitling of the same concept.
References
- ^ "Perspex Machine VIII: Axioms of Transreal Arithmetic" (PDF).
- ^ "1200-year-old problem 'easy'". BBC. Retrieved 2006-12-07.