eli5: Why haven’t mathematicians invented a symbol for x/0 like they have pi and imaginary numbers?

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eli5: Why haven’t mathematicians invented a symbol for x/0 like they have pi and imaginary numbers?

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Because π and I can participate in mathematical expressions in a way that x/0 can’t. You can’t use the infinity symbol in expressions, because It’s just a tendency, not a value.

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