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Indeterminate

  • Indeterminate is a symbol that represents a numerical quantity whose magnitude cannot be determined.
  • Computations like 0/0 generate Indeterminate.
  • A message is produced whenever an operation first yields Indeterminate as a result.
  • See the Mathematica book: Section 3.1.8.
  • See also: DirectedInfinity, Check.

    Further Examples

    These are the classic indeterminate expressions.

    In[1]:=

    1
    Power::infy: Infinite expression - encountered.
    0

    Infinity::indet: Indeterminate expression 0 ComplexInfinity encountered.

    0
    Power::indet: Indeterminate expression 0 encountered.

    Infinity::indet: Indeterminate expression 0 (Infinity) encountered.

    Infinity::indet: Indeterminate expression 0 (Infinity) encountered.

    General::stop: Further output of Infinity::indet will be suppressed during this calculation.

    Out[1]=



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