-----maxima-bounces at math.utexas.edu wrote: -----
>> That would be ugly. Instead, let's agree that 0^0 = 1. In other
>> contexts, the definition 0^0 = 1 might not be a good thing.
>
>When would it be a bad thing?
I don't know. For power series, the definition 0^0 = 1 often makes
formulae shorter. Maybe in a more general setting, it's risky.
Barton