Irrational numbers.
i is not a number! t /kneejerk reaction
(That's my standard editrix rant; IIRC, I engaged in it this weekend. Pi notwithstanding, letters aren't numbers, arrrrrgh!!!!)
(You might say I'm a little...irrational...about it.)
Don't belong. Dangerous, like you. Can't be controlled. Can't be trusted. Everyone could just go on without me and not have to worry. People could be what they wanted to be. Could be with the people they wanted. Live simple. No secrets.
River ,'Objects In Space'
Natter 63: Life after PuppyCam
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Steph L. - Jun 29, 2009 11:56:42 am PDT #26538 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Dana - Jun 29, 2009 11:57:07 am PDT #26539 of 30000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
You is a free man?
Steph L. - Jun 29, 2009 11:58:11 am PDT #26540 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
You is a free man?
Ahahahahaha!!!
Well played.
Gudanov - Jun 29, 2009 11:59:26 am PDT #26541 of 30000
Coding and Sleeping
i is not a number!
It is an imaginary one.
Steph L. - Jun 29, 2009 12:01:37 pm PDT #26542 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
i is not a number!
It is an imaginary one.
Noooooooo!!! Not any kind of number!
Leave the letters alooooooooone!!!!!!
(Okay, imaginary numbers are kind of cool, but in high school I was really dogmatic and knee-jerk in my dislike of them.)
(And I still don't understand how *imaginary* numbers work in *real* application.)
DavidS - Jun 29, 2009 12:07:13 pm PDT #26543 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
(And I still don't understand how *imaginary* numbers work in *real* application.)
It's the only way you can measure a unicorn's horn.
tommyrot - Jun 29, 2009 12:08:47 pm PDT #26544 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
(And I still don't understand how *imaginary* numbers work in *real* application.)
They're very useful in electronics.
Sophia Brooks - Jun 29, 2009 12:08:53 pm PDT #26545 of 30000
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
I'm with Steph WRT the practical applications-- if it is imaginary and not real, how does it help us make a curve in real life? Or what have you...
Polter-Cow - Jun 29, 2009 12:10:25 pm PDT #26546 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
(And I still don't understand how *imaginary* numbers work in *real* application.)
Because i2 is a real number. Also this.
Gudanov - Jun 29, 2009 12:10:30 pm PDT #26547 of 30000
Coding and Sleeping
And I still don't understand how *imaginary* numbers work in *real* application.
I don't remember very well. I think you can use them to introduce a new dimension to a calculation. I believe one example is introducing phase into the math of AC electrical circuits.