@Ad4mWayn3@sh.itjust.works to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world • 2 months agoWhat is your favorite math constant that is NOT a real number?message-square43arrow-up161
arrow-up161message-squareWhat is your favorite math constant that is NOT a real number?@Ad4mWayn3@sh.itjust.works to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world • 2 months agomessage-square43
minus-square@untakenusername@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilink12•2 months agoi=sqrt(-1) is nice, but im hoping someone finds a use for the number x where |x| = -1 or some nonsense like that because it looks fun to mess with
minus-square@november@lemmy.vglinkfedilinkEnglish14•2 months agoThose exist in the split-complex number system which adds the number j, where j^2=1 (but j does not equal 1 or -1). The modulus of j is -1.
i=sqrt(-1) is nice, but im hoping someone finds a use for the number x where |x| = -1 or some nonsense like that because it looks fun to mess with
Those exist in the split-complex number system which adds the number j, where j^2=1 (but j does not equal 1 or -1). The modulus of j is -1.