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A quality control analyst is simplifying a machine efficiency ratio expressed as b12(b2)6\frac{b^{12}}{(b^2)^6}. The analyst correctly simplifies the expression to b0b^0 and applies the Zero Exponent Rule to find the final value of 1. According to the definition of this rule, for which specific value of the base bb is this simplification (b0=1b^0 = 1) NOT valid?

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