CalciumDeficiency@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 months agoWhat did you get told as a child that you realised was a lie as you got older?message-squaremessage-square313fedilinkarrow-up1216arrow-down15
arrow-up1211arrow-down1message-squareWhat did you get told as a child that you realised was a lie as you got older?CalciumDeficiency@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 months agomessage-square313fedilink
minus-squarehowrarlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·2 months agoGotta ignore infinities too. The axioms they’re based on are highly controversial.
minus-squaresunbeam60@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·edit-22 months agoAnd irrational imaginary numbers. I mean the numbers make sense, but it’s not like we can intuitively understand sqrt(-1).
minus-squarekryptonite@lemmy.worldcakelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoYou’re thinking of imaginary numbers. Irrational numbers are real numbers that have an infinite number of decimal places and don’t repeat.
minus-squareMammothmothmanlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoYour example is a complex number. An irrational number would be Pi or sqrt(5)
Gotta ignore infinities too. The axioms they’re based on are highly controversial.
And
irrationalimaginary numbers. I mean the numbers make sense, but it’s not like we can intuitively understand sqrt(-1).You’re thinking of imaginary numbers. Irrational numbers are real numbers that have an infinite number of decimal places and don’t repeat.
Lol. Yes. Don’t drink and Lemmy.
Your example is a complex number. An irrational number would be Pi or sqrt(5)