• Hamartiogonic
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    2 days ago

    Then maybe there could be a different kind of zero that works normally with normal numbers, but when multiplied by some bizarre number gives a non-zero answer. Maybe after a few centuries we’ll be using bizarre numbers for computing weird stuff we can’t even imagine yet.

    At the moment, that’s a solution looking for a problem, but give is time.

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      2 days ago

      That sounds like you are describing a function.

      You can have a function where inputting 0 gives a 0 output except certain conditions where an input of 0 gives non zero output. For example y=sin(x) gives 0 every time x=2π. Otherwise it ouputs a non zero number.