Why is 0 divided by 0 an error?

Question

I have come across this problem in a calculation I do in my code, where the divisor is 0 if the divident is 0 too. In my code I return 0 for that case. I am wondering, while div

Answer 1

Here's a full explanation:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Division_by_zero

( Including the proof that 1 = 2 :-) )

You normally deal with this in programming by using an if statement to get the desired behaviour for your application.