Does $\frac {1}{∞} = 0$?

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Actually , I am not believing that $\frac {1}{∞} = \frac{0}{1}$ because simply $0 ≠ 1$ (we get this if we multiple numerator by denominator) , In the other hand it is very very very small , So I am confused

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Since $\infty$ is not a number, asking what is the quotient of the division of $1$ by $\infty$ doesn't make sense.

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In the extended complex plane (a.k.a the Riemann Sphere), the answer is yes.

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In the Extended Real Numbers, it is common to adopt

$$\dfrac{c}{\infty} = \dfrac{c}{-\infty} = 0$$

See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extended_real_number_line#Arithmetic_operations