fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 2 years agoIrrationalmander.xyzimagemessage-square42linkfedilinkarrow-up1256arrow-down128
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minus-squaresir_pronoun@lemmy.worldBannedlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25arrow-down2·2 years agoBut irrational numbers aren’t the same as imaginary numbers. Also, there are irrational imaginary numbers. And quantum physics loves using imaginary numbers. So that sentence in the image is nonsense, right?
minus-squarepantyhosewimp@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·2 years ago“Imaginary” was merely poor word choice from long ago.
But irrational numbers aren’t the same as imaginary numbers. Also, there are irrational imaginary numbers. And quantum physics loves using imaginary numbers. So that sentence in the image is nonsense, right?
“Imaginary” was merely poor word choice from long ago.