Google gives 0^0=1

EternityMech

they also gave 2 instead 288 on the infamous equation. who works in the math department for google?

arabianights

when i was young, i use scratch book instead of calculator to do math

and now people use google instead of calculator to do math

KingNothing

when i was young, i use calculator instead of google to do math

and now people use wolfram alpha instead of google to do math

pergradus

What is the "infamous" equation?

Dembadon

He probably means 48÷2(9+3). We shouldn't talk about it, though.

neyzenyelda

I am as idiot as google. I thought zero to the power zero equaled one, too.

Jack21222

I could be very very wrong about this, but as I understand it, while 0^0 is technically undefined, it's often defined as 1 to simplify certain problems.

pergradus

It's 2.

micromass

No, it's not.

Please do not let this thread turn in another debate about 48÷2(9+3) or this thread will be locked.

See here for the "infamous equation": http://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=494675
See here for [itex]0^0[/itex]: http://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=530207

dextercioby

Wolframalpha is the the best resource out there for a lazy person who doesn't care about his math skills.

Yes, google can't be trusted.

arabianights

has anyone read 'Stories of your life and others' by Ted Chiang?

one of the stories deals with 0/0

D H

It has so many values for physical constants that are outdated or flat-out wrong. Avogadro's number, the astronomical unit, Newton's gravitational constant, pick one: It's probably wrong to some degree or another. For example, the google calculator value for the AU differs from the published value by 129 kilometers. The uncertainty in the published value is 3 meters.

dlgoff

I'd rather use my slid slide rule after hearing all of this. :)

jhae2.718

Not this crap again!

lisab

*wonders of slid rule is the past tense of slide rule*

Jimmy Snyder

*wonders if of is future tense of if*

lisab