niktemadur@lemmy.world to Ask Science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 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-squaremessage-square23fedilinkarrow-up162arrow-down11
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@lemmy.world to Ask Science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square23fedilink
minus-squareDem BosainlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 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.