What’s stopping mathematicians from defining a number for 1 ÷ 0, like what they did with √-1?

Question

What’s stopping mathematicians from defining a number for 1 ÷ 0, like what they did with √-1?

In: Mathematics

Answer 1

Because √-1 gives a consistent result. Depending on how you approach it ÷ 0 can give you any number depending on how you approach it