CalciumDeficiency@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 6 months agoWhat did you get told as a child that you realised was a lie as you got older?message-squaremessage-square365fedilinkarrow-up1218arrow-down15
arrow-up1213arrow-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 · 6 months agomessage-square365fedilink
minus-squaresunbeam60@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·6 months agoAnd irrational numbers. I mean the numbers make sense, but it’s not like we can intuitively understand sqrt(-1).
minus-squareMammothmothman@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 months agoYour example is a complex number. An irrational number would be Pi or sqrt(5)
minus-squarekryptonite@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 months agoYou’re thinking of imaginary numbers. Irrational numbers are real numbers that have an infinite number of decimal places and don’t repeat.
And irrational numbers. I mean the numbers make sense, but it’s not like we can intuitively understand sqrt(-1).
Your example is a complex number. An irrational number would be Pi or sqrt(5)
You’re thinking of imaginary numbers. Irrational numbers are real numbers that have an infinite number of decimal places and don’t repeat.