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minus-squareBlackout@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up66arrow-down1·19 days agoThere’s a third dimension now?
minus-squareNounsAndWords@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up46·19 days agoNot really, but it’s a useful assumption for lots of different types of maths.
minus-squareJackFrostNCola@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·18 days agoAs long as everything you imagine in 3D space is spherical
minus-squareKlear@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-218 days agoQuaternions make a whole lot more sense when you imagine a third spatial axis and use them to rotate a hypothetical 3D object.
minus-squarequinceyBoneslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up30arrow-down1·edit-219 days agoYes, time is the third dimension.
minus-squareZoopZeZoop@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·18 days agoYes, and now some bozos are even discussing a 4th dimension. Something to do with chess, I think.
There’s a third dimension now?
Not really, but it’s a useful assumption for lots of different types of maths.
As long as everything you imagine in 3D space is spherical
Quaternions make a whole lot more sense when you imagine a third spatial axis and use them to rotate a hypothetical 3D object.
This is madness!!!
Yes, time is the third dimension.
Always has been
Yes, and now some bozos are even discussing a 4th dimension. Something to do with chess, I think.