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# Why you can’t divide by zero:
- URL: https://pawel.orzech.me/2023/11/30/why-you-cant/
- Published: 2023-11-30T21:42:45.000Z
- Updated: 2023-11-30T21:42:45.000Z
- Author: Paweł Orzech
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[Why you can’t divide by zero](https://garrit.xyz/posts/2023-11-30-why-you-can't-divide-by-zero?ref=pawel.orzech.me):

> I’ve always been wondering why dividing by zero is considered undefined. My intuitive answer would have always been “infinity” or “zero”. I just had a discussion about this with a collegue who happens to have a degree in mathematics, and the way they explained it made it absolutely clear why it doesn’t make sense to divide by zero.