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  1. When 0 is multiplied with infinity, what is the result?

    What I would say is that you can multiply any non-zero number by infinity and get either infinity or negative infinity as long as it isn't used in any mathematical proof. Because multiplying by infinity is …

  2. How should Feyerabend's "Anything goes" be interpreted?

    Jul 6, 2021 · An interesting recent book is Mansoor Niaz, Feyerabend’s Epistemological Anarchism: How Science Works And Its Importance For Science Education (2020, Springer). How should …

  3. What were Jacques Derrida's most important ideas?

    Jun 15, 2023 · See a helpful survey in SEP, Jacques Derrida. His most recognizable trademark idea is deconstruction, which upends settled lines of thought by tracing their contingent genealogy and/or …

  4. factorial - Why does 0! = 1? - Mathematics Stack Exchange

    Mar 6, 2011 · The theorem that $\binom {n} {k} = \frac {n!} {k! (n-k)!}$ already assumes $0!$ is defined to be $1$. Otherwise this would be restricted to $0 <k < n$. A reason that we do define $0!$ to be $1$ …

  5. complex analysis - Show that the function $f (z) = \log (z-i)$ is ...

    Jun 2, 2022 · Ok but the result ends up being the same, $u_ {xx} + u_ {yy}$ is never becoming zero since it is $\frac {x+y-1} {\sqrt {x^2 + (y-1)^2}}$

  6. Who first defined truth as "adæquatio rei et intellectus"?

    Mar 28, 2022 · António Manuel Martins claims (@44:41 of his lecture &quot;Fonseca on Signs&quot;) that the origin of what is now called the correspondence theory of truth, Veritas est adæquatio rei et …

  7. Calculating volume by area and thickness - Mathematics Stack Exchange

    Jun 25, 2019 · Volume is in general Area times Depth. Just by knowing the area and thickness, you can multiply these together. Make sure you first convert your units to either mm or cm. 1mm = .1cm Your …

  8. Who Should Take a Major in Philosophy?

    Jun 18, 2026 · What are the characteristics of someone who should pursue a major in philosophy? Personally, I've spent roughly a year taking mathematics and physics courses, but generally don't …

  9. Integral of $\sqrt {1-x^2}$ using integration by parts

    Mar 17, 2015 · A different approach, building up from first principles, without using cos or sin to get the identity, $$\arcsin (x) = \int\frac1 {\sqrt {1-x^2}}dx$$ where the integrals is from 0 to z. With the …

  10. What are the criteria for "bad faith" questions?

    Nov 23, 2025 · The main criteria is that it be asked in bad faith. ;-). I'm not entirely insincere: The question is rather how can we tell that, and a big part of the answer is "context"; it's not mainly the …