is 0 even or odd?

[EGtodd09]

Zero is just zero because of conflicting mathematical rules. There's reasons for it to be even and odd so it's just classified as zero.

/thread

 

[SeaCalMaster]

It amazes me how much people think they know math.

There are a lot of definitions of the even numbers (my favorite is the ideal generated by 2) and 0 fits all of them. I am, of course, assuming that we're working in Z.

 

[Stako]

Now, let me introduce my mathematic logics:

since 2 = 1+1 therefore 2=1, therefore every number except 0 is equal to 1, which means 0 isn't a number.

Vulcan logic. Pure.

PS: Neither.

 

[Toaster Hunter]

As far as I know, its even, then again, I'm a History Major, so this really isn't my specialty.

 

[subfield]

Depends how you define even...

 

[zehydra]

Nothingness cannot be classified into any category or class. It simply isn't.

But Zero isn't nothingness.

And wouldn't the fact that nothingness has attributes such as being unclassifiable, make it have it's own special class of being?

 

[Torrasque]

Zero is neither.
It is a mathematical concept that tries to define nothingness or the lack of something.

 

[Jegsimmons]

well assuming you believe zero is a numeric representation of nothing. even.for if you were to take zero of an object and evenly split it for two (actually any number of) people, neither would have more than the other.

 

[Tzekelkan]

This thread is amazing. How the fuck can anyone claim "I'm not a mathematician, but I know for fact that all mathematicians are lazy. Of course zero is [insert bullshit here]."

Zero is just zero because of conflicting mathematical rules. There's reasons for it to be even and odd so it's just classified as zero.

What are those reasons for it to be odd, hmmm? I've read every post, and nobody has given any of those. Many people have proven time and again that zero is even, but no one has even tried to find proof that it isn't. Somehow, the 'zero is not a number, it is an abstract concept (read: and the other numbers aren't abstract concepts at all, no no no)'.

 

[Kais86]

Zero has NO value.

It is neither and both at the same time.

It is NIL

This.... sometimes math hates us.

 

[drummond13]

Zero is just zero because of conflicting mathematical rules. There's reasons for it to be even and odd so it's just classified as zero.

/thread

You're only allowed to /thread when you're right.

Again, this is math. There are no two points of view, here. By every conceivable mathematical definition zero is even.

I'm starting to get kinda scared, here. I really hope this thread is just full of trolls.

 

[aprildog18]

What is wrong with you people. 0 is odd. Berp de derp

Well really it is even -_-

An even number is an integer number that is divisible by 2. That means that when you divide by 2, the remainder is zero. Conversely, an odd number is an integer number whose remainder is 1 when divided by 2.

 

[The Cheezy One]

It's more of a mathematical concept then an an actual number. But I'd say even, just so it fits the sequence

 

[crudus]

It would be even. You get an integer when you divide it by 2. If anyone trusts wikipedia, it is the <a href=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/0_%28number%29#As_a_number>third sentence.

But since it isn't in the category of Real Numbers, it does not matter

Uhhh....What?!

You are going to have to explain that one to me. I am pretty sure it is on a number line(right there, in the middle). Zero is an integer which are real by definition.

We're kidding right?

I sure hope so.

Yes, okay. But how do you tell two chunks of nothing divided into equal groups apart from one big bunch of nothing with a set of scales in it? For that matter, what if you have three equal groups of nothing?

Mathematicians are lazy and the only reason 0 is technically even is because it fits the oversimplified definition of parity.

Spoiler: I don't think this is over simplified

even=

odd=

Although I really don't know why you think it needs to be any more complicated than "if dividing by two gets you an integer, its even. If adding 1 then dividing by 2 gives you an integer, then it is odd". Also 0 is not the same thing as nothing. This may be where some people are being tripped up.

It's more of a mathematical concept then an an actual number. But I'd say even, just so it fits the sequence

Aren't all numbers just mathematical concepts though? Especially the imaginary ones?

 

[Merkavar]

if the only two options are even or odd its even. 4-2=2 which is even. 2-2=0 which is even.

but i would really say it is neither odd or even being the lack of a number or it is the ultimate even number.

 

[AtheistConservative]

Since people apparently don't like the definition of even, 2*m where m is in Z. Z is the set of all integers (... , -3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, ...). Z is composed of numbers who are either even or odd.
Here are two similar proofs by contradiction:
Definition of odd #1: k is odd if k = 2*m - 1; where m is in Z.
Suppose 0 is odd,
0 = 2*m - 1;
1 = 2*m
no m can be found in Z to satisfy the above and 0 is in Z, 0 is even.

Definition of odd #2: k is odd if k = 2*m + 1; where m is in Z.
Suppose 0 is odd,
0 = 2*m + 1;
-1 = 2*m
no m can be found in Z to satisfy the above and 0 is in Z, 0 is even.

0 is as much of a number as any other number is and it is even. This really isn't debatable, it's like arguing that gravity is a repulsive force between two masses.

 

[mechanixis]

Might as well ask if it's blue or yellow.

 

[Podunk]

I like how many people totally know what they're talking about and have opposing answers.

 

[Tzekelkan]

Might as well ask if it's blue or yellow.

No, might as well not. Asking for zero's parity is not absurd, because it has one: it is even.

 

[drummond13]

I like how many people totally know what they're talking about and have opposing answers.

I like how the issue has been definitively proven about a dozen times and there are still people saying that zero isn't an actual number.