Well... yes and no. It depends on the context in which you set yourself.

For example, consult the operations with the infinity element of the Riemann Sphere: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riemann_sphere#Arithmetic_operations

(Note that on the Riemann Sphere, also the real projective line, you don't make a difference between and .)

In simple , where infinity is not an accepted element, this doesn't work, because you're exiting your base set. It's like trying to prove that is a natural number, since . However, this is not how works: is not a closed operator in .

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Can you give me a proof of how 1/∞ equals 0? (i. e. 1/∞ =0) - Quora
Answer (1 of 12): So, if we take a function F:\mathbb{C}\to\mathbb{C} which is entire, i.e. holomorphic at every point, which means it is complex differentiable, and in fact infinitely differentiable and equal to its Taylor series, in some neighborhood of every point in its domain—it is not pos...
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1/∞ = 0 Proof - YouTube
#Math #calculus #algebraIn this video, we'll break down the 1 divided by infinity proof in a clear and engaging manner.What is the Integral of 0? :https://yo...
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r/learnmath on Reddit: Why do we say 1/0=undefined instead of 1/0=infinity?
October 24, 2020 -

Like 10/2- imagine a 10 square foot box, saying 10 divided by 2 is like saying “how many 2 square foot boxes fit in this 10 square foot box?” So the answer is 5.

But if you take the same box and ask “how many boxes that are infinitely small, or zero feet squared, can fit in the same box the answer would be infinity not “undefined”. So 10/0=infinity.

I understand why 2/0 can’t be 0 not only because that doesn’t make and since but also because it could cause terrible contradictions like 1=2 and such.

Ah math is so cool. I love infinity so if anyone wants to talk about it drop a comment.

Edit: thanks everyone so much for the answers. Keep leaving comments though because I’m really enjoying seeing it explained in different ways. Also it doesn’t seem like anyone else has ever been confused by this judging by the comment but if anyone is I really liked this video https://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra/x2f8bb11595b61c86:foundation-algebra/x2f8bb11595b61c86:division-zero/v/why-dividing-by-zero-is-undefined

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1/infinity and 1/0
Question: I was thinking the other day when i was in math class that when you divide 1 by say n you'll get 1/n. As the value of n increases the smaller the number you get. So if you divide 1/infinity would that equal zero? And if that is true then would 1/0=infinity be true also · Your observation ...
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Disputing 1 / 0 = Infinity: Agree or Disagree? • Physics Forums
January 11, 2024 - There are an infinite amount of zero's that can go into 1, therefore we can say 1 / 0 = infinity, but it is useless to say that because infinity isn't a number. That is why we say the answer is undefined.
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Solving 1 Divided by Infinity - Lesson | Study.com
August 25, 2020 - According to our table, the limit of 1/x, as x approaches infinity, is 0.
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Why 1/0 is infinity ???????? Please prove?
Yes 1/0 is infinity nobody has given its proof · Nick S · 2007-04-23 07:14:24 UTC · Start with 10/2, that is 5, because 5 twos will go into 10. So you could rearrange that and say: how many 2s will go into 10? Now if we think of it that way, how many zeros will go into 1?
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Is 1/infinity equal to 0? - Quora
Answer (1 of 94): Not immediately, no. It is equal to an unknown, infinitesimally decimated integer, the resolution and granularity of which depend upon the context and concepts involved. That said, zero doesn't mean, “nothing”, it means, “none”, which means, “not one”. So zero ...
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Why is any number over 0 undefined or what we say infinity? | by Prabhat Mahato | Medium
March 31, 2023 - 1/1=1, 1/0.1=10, 1/0.01=100, 1/0.001=1000, 1/0.0001=10000 Here, the value of the expression goes on increasing when we decrease the value of denominator. So, when the value of denominator tends to or equals to zero, then the value of the expression tends to or becomes so large that we cannot find it’s bound or in others it becomes infinity i.e., 1/0=∞.
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r/learnmath on Reddit: why does 1/infinity = 0 rather than 0.0 repeating leading to 1?
June 3, 2024 -

sorry if the question doesnt make sense i havent been invested in math theory for long as ive only taken alg 2 and minor precalc but why is it that one over infinity equals zero rather than an infinitely small finite number? from my thoughts i feel as if it cant be zero because if you have anumerator there is a value no matter the size of a denominator, almost like an asymptotic relationship with the value reaching closer to zero but never hitting it. i understand zero is a concept so you cant operate with it so you cant exactly create a proof algebraicly but then how could you know it equals zero? just need second thoughts as its a comment debate between me and my brother. many thanks!

edit: my bad i wasnt very misunderstood on alot of things and the question was pretty dumb in hindsight, my apologies

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If the zeros are repeating there is no end, therefore there is no 1 at the end because there is no end to begin with
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Part of the problem is that 1/infinity is actually very hard to define, because "let's treat infinity as a number!" usually leads to strange situations. Like for example, what's infinity + 1? Is it still infinity? Does that mean, if we "subtract infinity" from both sides, that 1 = 0? What is infinity - infinity, anyway? One way people get around this is to use limits. Say, instead of 1 / infinity, you have 1/x. This is a function. Then we might (depending on the function) be able to ask, "what happens as we keep increasing the value of x?" People phrase this sometimes as "what happens when x 'goes to infinity'?", but what they really mean is, "what happens when we make x an arbitrarily large number, and then an even larger one, and so on?" Then people ask, "as x gets larger and larger, does the value of 1/x approach anything in particular? Does it become closer and closer to some exact value? Does it converge?" Answering this kind of question is actually much more doable than trying to figure out "what is 1 / infinity?" because, instead of having to figure out how to do division by infinity (something which does not really have a concrete definition), we're just dealing with a finite number, x. To answer the question though, what we see as x gets bigger and bigger is that 1/x does actually converge on one specific value! That value is 0. Note that 1/x is never actually equal to 0 — it just approaches it. It gets closer, and closer, and closer. People do sometimes write this as "1 / infinity = 0". But I think it would be fair to say that, when people write it this way, that can be... very misleading, depending on the reader.
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Why is it that 1/infinity equals 0? - Quora
However, some of them are a bit wrong about the explanation since the question itself is wrong. I assure you, 1/infinity≠0. Let me try to prove it. If 1/infinity=0, then 1/0=infinity. Now let, 1/0=x (which we have to evaluate) Thus, 1...
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Why 1 / ∞ = 0 but ∞ * 0 is not equal to 1? • Physics Forums
December 20, 2021 - As we know those relations are true: if a/b = c, then a = b*c and b = a/c Therefore if 1/ ∞ = 0, ∞ * 0 should be equal to 1 and 1/0 = ∞
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Is Zero Really a Number? – The Math Doctors
Hi Joe, Zero is a number; in fact, it is a real number. It is on the number line right between 1 and -1. You can add, subtract, and multiply with 0 and get real answers. You can divide numbers into zero and get a real answer, zero. You can't say anything like that about infinity.
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1/0 = infinite is explained | Breaking the rules of Mathematics. - YouTube
Have you ever wondered why 1 divided by 0 equals infinity? In this video, we will explain the reasoning behind this common mathematical phenomenon.In general...
Published   March 19, 2023
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Can I ask why 1 divided by 0 doesn’t equal infinity? - YouTube
Answering a viewer’s question on why 1 divided by 0 is not infinity. Question from this video https://youtu.be/WI_qPBQhJSM?si=jpJYH8sCjunjmKzKGet more math c...
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