* Robert Dewar:
Marcin Dalecki wrote:
There is no reason here and you presented no reasoning. But still
there is a
*convenient* extension of the definition domain for the power of
function for the
zero exponent.
The trouble is that there are *two* possible convenient extensions.
From a mathematical point of view, 0^0 = 1 is the more convenient one
in most contexts. Otherwise, you suddenly lack a compact notation of
polynomials (and power series). However, this definition is only used
in a context were the exponent is an integer, so it's not really
relevant to the current discussion.