Real Projective Line - Dividing By Zero

Dividing By Zero

Unlike most mathematical models of the intuitive concept of 'number', this structure allows division by zero:

for nonzero a. This structure, however, is not a field, and division does not retain its original algebraic meaning in it. The geometric interpretation is this: a vertical line has infinite slope.

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