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=== Why is af(0) 0? === |
=== Why is af(0) 0? === |
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Is it that 0 is the additive identity the way that factorial of 0 is 1 is the multiplicative identity? If so why should it be the identity anyway? |
Is it that 0 is the additive identity the way that factorial of 0 is 1 is the multiplicative identity? If so why should it be the identity anyway? |
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: I think it's just that the formula literally produces 0 for n = 0. |
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First run through, k is 1, this produces -1. Second run through, k is 0, this produces 1 and their sum is 0. --[[User:Chunes|Chunes]] ([[User talk:Chunes|talk]]) 17:36, 16 March 2021 (UTC) |