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  2. Word problem (mathematics) - Wikipedia

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    The word problem for an algebra is then to determine, given two expressions (words) involving the generators and operations, whether they represent the same element of the algebra modulo the identities. The word problems for groups and semigroups can be phrased as word problems for algebras. [1]

  3. Division by zero - Wikipedia

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    A positive or negative number when divided by zero is a fraction with the zero as denominator. Zero divided by a negative or positive number is either zero or is expressed as a fraction with zero as numerator and the finite quantity as denominator. Zero divided by zero is zero. In 830, Mahāvīra unsuccessfully tried to correct the mistake ...

  4. Polynomial - Wikipedia

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    The names for the degrees may be applied to the polynomial or to its terms. For example, the term 2x in x 2 + 2x + 1 is a linear term in a quadratic polynomial. The polynomial 0, which may be considered to have no terms at all, is called the zero polynomial. Unlike other constant polynomials, its degree is not zero.

  5. Square (algebra) - Wikipedia

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    For instance, the square of the linear polynomial x + 1 is the quadratic polynomial (x + 1) 2 = x 2 + 2x + 1. One of the important properties of squaring, for numbers as well as in many other mathematical systems, is that (for all numbers x), the square of x is the same as the square of its additive inverse −x.

  6. Extraneous and missing solutions - Wikipedia

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    The problem is that we divided both sides by , which involves the indeterminate operation of dividing by zero when = It is generally possible (and advisable) to avoid dividing by any expression that can be zero; however, where this is necessary, it is sufficient to ensure that any values of the variables that make it zero also fail to satisfy ...

  7. James A. D. W. Anderson - Wikipedia

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    The report implied that Anderson had discovered the solution to division by zero, rather than simply attempting to formalize it. The report also suggested that Anderson was the first to solve this problem, when in fact the result of zero divided by zero has been expressed formally in a number of different ways (for example, NaN).

  8. Division (mathematics) - Wikipedia

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    For example, 20 apples divide into five groups of four apples, meaning that "twenty divided by five is equal to four". This is denoted as 20 / 5 = 4 , or ⁠ 20 / 5 ⁠ = 4 . [ 2 ] In the example, 20 is the dividend, 5 is the divisor, and 4 is the quotient.

  9. Division by zero (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    Division by zero is a term used in mathematics if the divisor (denominator) is zero. Division by Zero or Dividing by Zero or Divide by Zero may also refer to: Division by Zero, by Hux Flux, 2003; Dividing by Zero, a 2002 album by Seven Storey Mountain "Dividing by Zero", a song by the Offspring from the 2012 album Days Go By