@niktemadur to Ask ScienceEnglish • 2 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-square24arrow-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 to Ask ScienceEnglish • 2 days agomessage-square24
minus-squareDem BosainlinkfedilinkEnglish2•2 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.