niktemadur@lemmy.world to Ask Science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 27 days agoAs imaginary numbers (square root is negative) are useful, is there any mathematical use for an imaginary number that, when multiplied by zero, gives a non-zero result?message-squaremessage-square26fedilinkarrow-up163arrow-down12
arrow-up161arrow-down1message-squareAs imaginary numbers (square root is negative) are useful, is there any mathematical use for an imaginary number that, when multiplied by zero, gives a non-zero result?niktemadur@lemmy.world to Ask Science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 27 days agomessage-square26fedilink
minus-squareDem Bosain@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·27 days agoImaginary is an incorrect term. There’s nothing imaginary about i, it’s a logical mathematical construct. I hate that imaginary is used in this context.
Imaginary is an incorrect term. There’s nothing imaginary about i, it’s a logical mathematical construct. I hate that imaginary is used in this context.