The number 1 and 0

@Jenaisle (16568)
Philippines
April 25, 2023 8:46am CST
When 1 and 0 stand beside each other, they become powerful. But when they exist alone, they have low values. 1 and 0 are the two lowest numbers when it comes to value. Unless you use #1 as a rank, it remains almost insignificant when occurring alone. Zero (0) is also "useless" in value but it has a devastating effect. It can make other numbers become zero as well. This is because any number multiplied by 0 becomes 0 too, e.g. 100 x 0 = 0. On the other hand, any number that is added to 0 maintains its value; 1+ 0 =1. 1 and 0 are amazing numbers. Do you agree? Do you have some simple but important additional facts about these two numbers or any numbers?
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OceanTiara
@RebeccasFarm (91299)
• United States
26 Apr 23
Is this to do with coding? I am dumb at numbers.
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Jenaisle
@Jenaisle (16568)
• Philippines
27 Apr 23
@RebeccasFarm I like that smart answer,
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Jenaisle
@Jenaisle (16568)
• Philippines
27 Apr 23
No dear, it's actually primary math. Just toying with the numbers,
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OceanTiara
@RebeccasFarm (91299)
• United States
27 Apr 23
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@allknowing (153544)
• India
28 Apr 23
Very interesting observation Here is one. 1 divided by 0 is infinity by the simple observation one divided by 0,5 =2 So the lesser the denominator more will be the number
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Jenaisle
@Jenaisle (16568)
• Philippines
28 Apr 23
That's a good fact to share. one divided by 0.5 results to a bigger number.
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Jenaisle
@Jenaisle (16568)
• Philippines
28 Apr 23
@allknowing Yes. indeed
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@allknowing (153544)
• India
28 Apr 23
@Jenaisle And that explains why one divided by zero is infinity.
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rsa101
@rsa101 (40946)
• Philippines
26 Apr 23
Nice analysis there. I never thought about it until now. I know that 1&0 are also used in binary coding which can be a very long 0s and 1s. I really do not understand that many of our computer languages are derived from that and that is what makes our computer ran and talk to one another.
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rsa101
@rsa101 (40946)
• Philippines
26 Apr 23
@Jenaisle Yes Binary looks ordinary 1s and 0s but when combined it can mean many things for a machine to interpret. It may simply mean and "on and off", "true or false" and so many other complicated things too.
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Jenaisle
@Jenaisle (16568)
• Philippines
26 Apr 23
Correct. I like your contribution. Now, it comes to computers. The evolution, if I can call it that is awesome.
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Ptrikha_2
@ptrikha_2 (49753)
• India
27 Apr 23
@rsa101 Yes and numbers like 11000011 have a different meaning in real life and different for Binary Arithmetic!
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Ptrikha_2
@ptrikha_2 (49753)
• India
27 Apr 23
Very true! If Zero adds to the right place, the magnitude be ones 10 times. So 10 - 100 - 1000 - 10000 - more ........ means the magnitude gets amplified. Also the basic digits of Computation are 0 (off) and 1 (on) so all digital devices finally work on 0 and 1 known as Binary mode. And 1 has a significant place in Unitary methods especially for Ratios, Weight and Expense calculation questions, which abound especially in the Middle School classes.
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Jenaisle
@Jenaisle (16568)
• Philippines
27 Apr 23
so smart
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Ptrikha_2
@ptrikha_2 (49753)
• India
27 Apr 23
@Jenaisle And all this reminds me of the Divide_by_zero error in a few Programming languages I am familiar with; given when something is tried to be divided by zero ! Your discussion bought back all such memories!!
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Anna
@LadyDuck (502148)
• Italy
25 Apr 23
You reminded me those boring lessons of my school days! Of course I remember.
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Jenaisle
@Jenaisle (16568)
• Philippines
25 Apr 23
I know it's part of primary arithmetic, but it's fun to recall.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (502148)
• Italy
26 Apr 23
@Jenaisle Exactly I remember I was very young when we learnt that.
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JB_girl
@sol_cee (38669)
• Philippines
27 Apr 23
Lol one shouldn’t underestimate 1 and 0
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Jenaisle
@Jenaisle (16568)
• Philippines
27 Apr 23
Right! Touché - You got the point.
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snowy
@snowy22315 (208746)
• United States
25 Apr 23
I do not, well we were taught binary code long ago. Which I think consists basically of ones...and zeros.
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Jenaisle
@Jenaisle (16568)
• Philippines
25 Apr 23
I see. That's okay.
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Stacey
@xstitcher (39002)
• Petaluma, California
26 Apr 23
Adding zeros to a one makes it a larger number. 1, 10, 100, 1000, 10,000.....
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Jenaisle
@Jenaisle (16568)
• Philippines
26 Apr 23
You're absolutely right! Nice one you got.
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emptychair
@innertalks (23734)
• Australia
28 Apr 23
I do not know why the number "0" is included in the whole numbers, as the smallest whole number, when there is nothing "whole" about it. The opposite of "0" might be infinity. One is nothing, the other everything. They say that God is a oneness, but he is infinite at the same time. When we add God to our nothing, we can become infinite as a part of his oneness too.
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Jenaisle
@Jenaisle (16568)
• Philippines
28 Apr 23
So, one is associated with the Oneness of God. 1 and 0 then are like us and God? We are 0 without God. I like that comparison. And that we can become infinite with God by our side. I have one thing to share too: CHRISTIAN means: Without Christ I -Am N -nothing. Without Christ(IAN) I - I A- am N - nothing
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Jenaisle
@Jenaisle (16568)
• Philippines
30 Apr 23
@innertalks Yeah. Jesus the Christ or simply Jesus Christ, our savior and redeemer.
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emptychair
@innertalks (23734)
• Australia
28 Apr 23
@Jenaisle Yes, I like that. Without Christ, we are nothing, with him, we become one with him, and with his help, we can do infinite things for him. Christ is the title of Jesus, and means the anointed one.
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (222222)
• United States
30 Apr 23
Binary coding uses 0s and 1s. That's all I really know about those two numbers....except for some Algebra which I've long forgotten!
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