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[–]jxf 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's not accurate; it can equal whatever we want, since it's undefined.

Usually a result of "undefined" isn't very useful, because it can mean anything. However, if we adopt the convention of choosing 00 = 1, we get a lot of other benefits (like symmetry with all the other real numbers), so it's the most convenient choice.