Definition:Indeterminate Expression
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Definition
An indeterminate expression is an algebraic expression which is undefined, for example:
- $\dfrac 0 0$, $\dfrac \infty \infty$, $0 \times \infty$, $\infty - \infty$
Also known as
An indeterminate expression is also known as an indeterminate form.
Also see
- Results about indeterminate expressions can be found here.
Sources
- 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): indeterminate expression (indeterminate form)
- 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): indeterminate expression (indeterminate form)