Talk:Nullity (transreal)

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I think the first step is to find what the proof is of this concept, show the derivation, and then get some math people in here to comment on if its valid or not. I'm not seeing this reported anywhere else and I havn't found a document that describes whats actually being done here. Harley peters 16:14, 7 December 2006 (UTC)
 * The first reference link is to a pdf containing the axioms of transreal arithmetic. I'm reading through it now, but it's early and my mind isn't quite up to speed. He says something about the consistency of these axioms being proved, which just cannot be true (per Goedel). I'll have to get back to you. --King Bee 16:20, 7 December 2006 (UTC)
 * if i'm reading it right, nullity is not used for any division by 0, only the special case of 0/0. all other divisions by zero have been mapped to positive or negative infinity. i'm going to read through the paper again before editing the wiki page though. also, i'm not sure which exact symbol he's using for nullity (ɸ or Φ?). --Frank duff 17:29, 7 December 2006 (UTC)

Merge to Transreal numbers
I think that rather than an article strictly about nullity, we should fold this content into an article generically about transreal numbers. The concept of nullity is hardly understandable outside of the context of that number system, and there's not really enough content to this concept to give it its own article. Eliot 17:33, 7 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Seconded. Plus, we need serious sources (as in, a peer-reviewed journal or a conference, not the BBC) otherwise this is just a hoax. Sam Hocevar 17:39, 7 December 2006 (UTC)