Talk:division by zero

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Entry contents show that this is of purely encyclopaedic interest. Otherwise, why not (deprecated template usage) division by six, etc.? Equinox ◑ 23:29, 30 January 2010 (UTC)

Of some note is the (deprecated template usage) divide by zero meme (originally and still predominantly, “I divided by zero. OH SHI—”; see Google Image Search). Whether its status as a supposedly Universe-imploding act makes it lexicographically noteworthy is another matter. † ﴾^(u):Raifʻhār ^(t):Doremítzwr﴿ 09:05, 31 January 2010 (UTC)

Delete, the dictionary definition of this refers to the act of dividing by zero. Mglovesfun (talk) 11:59, 31 January 2010 (UTC)

FWIW, google books:"divide by zero" brings up plenty of examples of divide-by-zero used attributively in phrases such as (deprecated template usage) divide-by-zero error, (deprecated template usage) divide-by-zero problem, (deprecated template usage) divide-by-zero constraint, (deprecated template usage) divide-by-zero test, (deprecated template usage) divide-by-zero function, (deprecated template usage) divide-by-zero operation, (deprecated template usage) divide-by-zero condition, (deprecated template usage) divide-by-zero exception, (deprecated template usage) divide-by-zero warning, (deprecated template usage) divide-by-zero trap, and so on. † ﴾^(u):Raifʻhār ^(t):Doremítzwr﴿ 12:14, 31 January 2010 (UTC)

Delete per nom and Mglovesfun.​—msh210℠ 18:39, 3 February 2010 (UTC)

Deleted. Mglovesfun (talk) 13:32, 19 February 2010 (UTC)