Multiplication by 0: non-zero in versions 8 and 9
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- From: Sotirios Bonanos <sbonano at inp.demokritos.gr>
- Date: Sat, 15 Jun 2013 04:23:48 -0400 (EDT)
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Hello , I have noticed that in all Mathematica versions <8, multiplying a real or complex number by the integer 0 gives 0, but in versions 8 and 9 Times[0, 0.567] gives 0. and Times[1.23 + I 2.45, 0] gives 0. + 0. I I don't know what prompted this change but it is definitely wrong: the zero property of multiplication holds for real and complex numbers also (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiplication#Properties) . Sotirios Bonanos http://www.inp.demokritos.gr/~sbonano/
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