-----maxima-bounces at math.utexas.edu wrote: ----- >> That would be ugly. Instead, let's agree that 0^0 = 1. In other >> contexts, the definition 0^0 = 1 might not be a good thing. > >When would it be a bad thing? I don't know. For power series, the definition 0^0 = 1 often makes formulae shorter. Maybe in a more general setting, it's risky. Barton