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#2 Dividing by interval with endpoint of zero not well defined.

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2006-09-09
2006-09-09
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Dividing [6,9] by (-3,0) obviously will yield an
interval of (-Infinity,-2), but what about [6,9]
divided by (-3,0]? With the zero endpoint included in
the range, the correct answer should be something like
"(-Infinity,-2) U Infinity", but there is currently no
way to represent that properly.

Similar problem occurs when dividing by (0,b) vs [0,b).

This is further complicated by the fact that the zero
endpoint may actually be "negative zero", which is the
subject of another issue.

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