Eli5 why is a number divided by zero undefined?

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Example I have a pizza I cut it into zero pieces shouldnt it be still one whole pizza?
Since I didn’t cut it so it’s still whole

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You can’t cut a pizza into ZERO pieces. If you don’t cut a pizza you have ONE piece.

Division by zero is undefined, because it leads to contradictions. You make 1/0 equal just about whatever you want and that makes it useless as a problem solving tool.

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