Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Division by zero

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The result was speedy keep. We like to live dangerously (non-admin closure) L3X1 (distant write) 01:05, 2 April 2017 (UTC)

Division by zero

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• Delete because it's impossible, and impossible things can't have articles. Ten Pound Hammer • ^{(What did I screw up now?)} 01:08, 1 April 2017 (UTC)
• Delete as violating the laws of math. Narutolovehinata5 ^tccsdnew 01:16, 1 April 2017 (UTC)
• Redirect to the page Indeterminate form because hey, 0/0 is division by zero. ««« SOME GADGET GEEK »»» (talk) 02:01, 1 April 2017 (UTC)
• Delete Cookie Monster is sad you don't have any cookies, and I blew up my Google Home when I asked it this question; I blame this article. Nate • (chatter) 02:55, 1 April 2017 (UTC)
  • "Imagine that you have 0 cookies and you split them evenly among 0 friends. How many cookies does each person get? See, it doesn't make sense. And Cookie Monster is sad that there are no cookies. And you are sad that you have no friends." Eyesnore 04:19, 1 April 2017 (UTC)
• Delete WP:HOAX. stranger195 (talk • contribs • guestbook) 04:13, 1 April 2017 (UTC)
• Delete per

Main article: Division by zero

In mathematics, division by zero is division where the divisor (denominator) is zero. Such a division can be formally expressed as a/0 where a is the dividend (numerator). In ordinary arithmetic, the expression has no meaning, as there is no number which, multiplied by 0, gives a (assuming a≠0), and so division by zero is undefined. Since any number multiplied by zero is zero, the expression 0/0 also has no defined value; when it is the form of a limit, it is an indeterminate form. Historically, one of the earliest recorded references to the mathematical impossibility of assigning a value to a/0 is contained in George Berkeley's criticism of infinitesimal calculus in 1734 in The Analyst ("ghosts of departed quantities"). DiamondMiner7^On_WHEELz!^{april fools!}_ProDuct0339 07:51, 1 April 2017 (UTC)

look what happens when you do it

• Delete as it does't even work. ThePlatypusofDoom (talk) 12:17, 1 April 2017 (UTC)

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.