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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish25•edit-22 months agoIt was freely chosen for simplicity. If you choose another R, the other sides (x and y) become R*cos(th) and R*sin(th) I don’t understand what is harmful about the unity circle either.
minus-squarebizarrolandlinkfedilink12•2 months agoAny circle could have its radius technically be 1, as long as you set the units of measurement so that 1 equals the radius of the circle.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•edit-22 months agounits? what are those? I never use units, or pay attention to capitals. pure math ftw, baby! spoiler Rapidly hides from the science professors
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish4•2 months agoPure math uses units. Like they say “1 unit”
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•2 months agofor the same reason that rulers start with 1, it would be utterly pointless to use anything else.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish6•2 months agoYour ruler starts with 1? How do you measure stuff between 0 and 1?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•2 months agothose are unlabeled, have you ever seen a ruler?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•2 months agoI am fascinated, can you show a picture
Why is it 1
It was freely chosen for simplicity.
If you choose another R, the other sides (x and y) become R*cos(th) and R*sin(th)
I don’t understand what is harmful about the unity circle either.
Any circle could have its radius technically be 1, as long as you set the units of measurement so that 1 equals the radius of the circle.
units? what are those? I never use units, or pay attention to capitals. pure math ftw, baby!
spoiler
Rapidly hides from the science professors
Pure math uses units. Like they say “1 unit”
Because it’s a unit circle.
for the same reason that rulers start with 1, it would be utterly pointless to use anything else.
Your ruler starts with 1? How do you measure stuff between 0 and 1?
those are unlabeled, have you ever seen a ruler?
Zero is not unlabelled lol
I am fascinated, can you show a picture