@niktemadur@lemmy.world to Ask Science@lemmy.worldEnglish • 7 months 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-square25arrow-up163
arrow-up163message-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 • 7 months agomessage-square25
minus-squareDem BosainlinkfedilinkEnglish2•7 months 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.