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In arithmetic, and therefore algebra, division by zero is undefined. [7] Use of a division by zero in an arithmetical calculation or proof, can produce absurd or meaningless results. Assuming that division by zero exists, can produce inconsistent logical results, such as the following fallacious "proof" that one is equal to two [ 8 ] :
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 9 January 2025. Look up undefined in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Undefined may refer to: Mathematics Undefined (mathematics), with several related meanings Indeterminate form, in calculus Computing Undefined behavior, computer code whose behavior is not specified under certain conditions Undefined ...
Some authors of abstract algebra textbooks define an indeterminate over a ring R as an element of a larger ring that is transcendental over R. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] This uncommon definition implies that every transcendental number and every nonconstant polynomial must be considered as indeterminates.
In mathematics, a variable (from Latin variabilis, "changeable") is a symbol, typically a letter, that refers to an unspecified mathematical object. [1] [2] [3] One says colloquially that the variable represents or denotes the object, and that any valid candidate for the object is the value of the variable.
Algebra is the branch of mathematics that studies certain abstract systems, known as algebraic structures, and the manipulation of expressions within those systems. It is a generalization of arithmetic that introduces variables and algebraic operations other than the standard arithmetic operations, such as addition and multiplication.
Before version 4.2, GeoGebra was published under the GNU General Public License (GPL-3.0-or-later). After version 4.2 the licensing was changed. [ 12 ] GeoGebra's source code, except the installers, web services, user interface image and style files, and documentation and language files, is licensed under the GNU General Public License (GPL-3.0 ...
SageMath (previously Sage or SAGE, "System for Algebra and Geometry Experimentation" [3]) is a computer algebra system (CAS) with features covering many aspects of mathematics, including algebra, combinatorics, graph theory, group theory, differentiable manifolds, numerical analysis, number theory, calculus and statistics.
An undefined value must not be confused with empty string, Boolean "false" or other "empty" (but defined) values. Depending on circumstances, evaluation to an undefined value may lead to exception or undefined behaviour, but in some programming languages undefined values can occur during a normal, predictable course of program execution.