xia@lemmy.sdf.org to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoImaginary numbers are more real than infinity.message-squaremessage-square24fedilinkarrow-up175arrow-down112
arrow-up163arrow-down1message-squareImaginary numbers are more real than infinity.xia@lemmy.sdf.org to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square24fedilink
minus-squareTranquilTurbulencelinkfedilinkarrow-up8·13 hours agoImaginary numbers have a specific value, just like all the normal numbers we use on a daily basis. Infinity is not a specific value. Instead, it’s a qualitative property like “flat”, “periodic”, or “symmetric”.
Imaginary numbers have a specific value, just like all the normal numbers we use on a daily basis. Infinity is not a specific value. Instead, it’s a qualitative property like “flat”, “periodic”, or “symmetric”.