xia@lemmy.sdf.org to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 23 hours agoImaginary numbers are more real than infinity.message-squaremessage-square23fedilinkarrow-up164
arrow-up164message-squareImaginary numbers are more real than infinity.xia@lemmy.sdf.org to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 23 hours agomessage-square23fedilink
minus-squareTranquilTurbulence@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up8·10 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”.