eli5: Why is x^0=1?

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I’m confused, shouldn’t it be 0?

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> I’m confused, shouldn’t it be 0?

According to other exponent rules, no.

Consider x^n / x^n = 1. That is the same as doing x^n * x^(-n) = x^(n – n) = x^0.

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