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		amai on Dec 2, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: 1/0 = 0 (2018) Actually this is what Mathematica does: https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/1294852/why-does-wo... Mathematica calls this point on the Riemann sphere "complex infinity".

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