@niktemadur to Ask ScienceEnglish • 1 month 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-square26arrow-up164arrow-down12
arrow-up162arrow-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 to Ask ScienceEnglish • 1 month agomessage-square26
minus-squareDem BosainlinkfedilinkEnglish2•1 month 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.