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In a whole number you can say whether it's negative or postive right?
So what would you call 0?
would it just be called zero?
So what would you call 0?
would it just be called zero?
so is there a term for it??Hurkyl said:0 is nonnegative and nonpositive, and it is the only such integer.
but shouldn't the program output a different term when the number zero is typed in?Galileo said:A blue screen with fatal exception error, followed by automatic reboot.
StatusX said:You could have the user ask "Is x positive or negative?" and when x is 0, instead of saying "positive" or "negative", just say "no".
hypermonkey2 said:So it would be sort of like the boxer/briefs paradox?
caprija said:I have to make a computer program that outputs whether the number is positive or negative, so when the user enters zero what should it output?
Galileo said:A blue screen with fatal exception error, followed by automatic reboot.
caprija said:but shouldn't the program output a different term when the number zero is typed in?
Exactly!hypermonkey2 said:So it would be sort of like the boxer/briefs paradox?
caprija said:but shouldn't the program output a different term when the number zero is typed in?
wikipedia said:In mathematics, a number is called positive if its value is greater than zero. See negative and non-negative numbers.
wikipedia said:Zero is neither positive nor negative, neither a prime number nor a composite number, nor is it a unit. If zero is excluded from the rational numbers, the real numbers or the complex numbers, the remaining numbers form an abelian group under multiplication.
Equivocation. :tongue: Your usage of those English words has absolutely nothing to do with the mathematical terms.Robokapp said:it's a positive thing to have zero debts, but it's negative to have zero income
I assume you meant "words". Positive means bigger than zero. Negative means less than zero. What's the problem with that?In all honesty I think the problem lays in the meaning of the worlds "positive" and "negative".
No, it is not. For example, when filling out a form, there's a huge difference between leavingzero is the absence of quantity
shmoe said:There's no universal convention on whether 0 is a natural number or not. Some authors include it, some don't.
:rofl: It's too difficult to "swallow" :yuck: although it makes sense...:grumpy:HallsofIvy said:Is the word "neither" too complicated for you?
CRGreathouse said:Doesn't that vary mostly by field, though? Number theorists say one thing, etc.
In mathematics, 0 is known as the "zero" or "null" value. It represents the absence of any quantity or magnitude and is considered a neutral element in many operations.
Yes, 0 is considered a number in mathematics. It is a whole number and is located between the positive and negative numbers on the number line.
0 has several important roles in mathematics. It acts as a placeholder in the decimal system, marks the beginning of the number line, and is used as the additive identity in many operations.
No, it is impossible to divide 0 by any number. This is because division is essentially finding the number of times a certain quantity can fit into another quantity. Since 0 represents the absence of any quantity, it cannot be divided.
0 is used in equations and formulas as a constant or coefficient. It can also represent the initial value of a variable. For example, in the equation x + 0 = x, 0 acts as the additive identity and does not change the value of x.