Can you ever divide smaller than the Planck length?

In math you can continue dividing and dividing a distance and never reach zero. In quantum physics though, you can divide a distance in half only so many times before you reach the Planck length which is apparently the smallest size possible. Is that considered "rounding down" to zero because of physical limitations or is that actually an example of the former principal being broken and actually resolving to zero? 

 

... sorry if the question is confusing.

  Topic Mathematics Subtopic Math in Physics Tags mathematics quantum mathematics quantum physics
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