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Re: Correction: It should be Motion P1788/M0006.01_Table_of_operations



On 2009-05-23 22:03:05 +0200, Jean-Pierre Merlet wrote:
> I don't agree with the use of the empty set when dividing by an interval  
> that includes 0. For me the empty set should be reserved when the  
> problem at hand has indeed no solution and not when the problem is not  
> well defined.

The empty set is returned for a/b only when b = [0,0], in which case
there are no solutions.

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