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2007-07-25 18:51:40 · 9 answers · asked by jonathan b 1 in Science & Mathematics Mathematics

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The other term is undefined.
(just a joke).

Undefined does not mean "no solutions", nor does it mean infinite solutions.
e.g.,
x^2 = -1 has "no solutions" in real numbers, but is a perfectly legitimate mathematical statement to use.

Whereas 1/0 for example is "undefined". We aren't allowed to use such a construction in a proof or otherwise.
i.e., f(x) = 1/x is "undefined" for x=0, because we cannot allow f(x) ever to be evaluated at 0.

(Shown by Gödel et al.), such a statement cannot be allowed to exist if we want our mathematical system to be consistent. Therefore, the system is incomplete (i.e., there are certain statements that should be able to be made but make no sense in the given context.)

2007-07-25 19:00:24 · answer #1 · answered by ? 3 · 1 0

That depends on context. In algebra, you might say that "1/0 is undefined", and that would mean it doesn't exist. "DNE" is a common abbreviation for "Does Not Exist".

In geometry, you might talk about "undefined terms" (point, line, plane), but you wouldn't mean that they don't exist. It's more accurate to say that you are taking these concepts as the basics, and you won't try to define them in terms of something else.

2007-07-25 20:11:08 · answer #2 · answered by Doc B 6 · 0 2

n /0 = infinity . . . or it is termed undefined

sqr (- n ) . . . . is also termed as undefined . . .
but in advanced math or in electronics it has still has a meaning

cuberoot(-27) = - 3. . . . it is because (-3)^3 = -27 . . has still a meaning

2007-07-25 20:10:58 · answer #3 · answered by CPUcate 6 · 0 2

Depending on the context, DNE is sometimes written. (DNE: does not exist). Good night!

2007-07-25 18:59:36 · answer #4 · answered by anonymous 7 · 0 2

No...it's not no solution!! Undefined means it has infinite answers...not none...so the answer is: infinite solutions

2007-07-25 18:59:45 · answer #5 · answered by soccer4life08 1 · 0 5

Unknown.... Maybe?

2007-07-25 21:05:23 · answer #6 · answered by Sonny O 3 · 0 2

i think itz no solution

2007-07-25 18:54:20 · answer #7 · answered by debbie 2 · 0 2

vague

2007-07-25 21:45:59 · answer #8 · answered by RevLonxXx 2 · 0 2

has no solution

2007-07-25 18:56:05 · answer #9 · answered by Dr. Eddie 6 · 0 2

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