Can we define the equality as $a=b$ iff $\frac{a}{b}=1$?

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Well, The title i guess is enough to get what i'm looking for:

I'm wondering if we can define equality of let's say $a$ and $b$ that the devision of $a$ over $b$ or $b$ over $a$ is $1$ : $$a=b \implies \frac{a}{b}=\frac{b}{a}=1$$ if that is true then why it doesn't holds for $0$ case : $$\frac{0}{0}\neq1$$

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$$\frac 00 \neq 1.$$ Indeed $\frac 00$ is undefined. But $a = b$ when $a = b=0$.

So you cannot say $a = b \implies \frac ab = 1$.

What you can say is $$\frac ab = 1 \implies a = b$$

It's the "if and only if* that's problematic, for the reason at the top.