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Does i really exist?

Posted on 2/21/22 at 6:18 pm
Posted by UndercoverBryologist
Member since Nov 2020
8077 posts
Posted on 2/21/22 at 6:18 pm
I feel like mathematicians pulled a rabbit out of the hat when, instead of discovering the numerical square root of -1, they just up and called it i and were like “there it is.”

Do imaginary numbers actually exist? They are said to exist on the “complex plane” which also sounds made up. Somethings not adding up.
Posted by Cosmo
glassman's guest house
Member since Oct 2003
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Posted on 2/21/22 at 6:19 pm to
Put down the bong
This post was edited on 2/21/22 at 6:20 pm
Posted by cbree88
South Louisiana
Member since Feb 2010
5274 posts
Posted on 2/21/22 at 6:20 pm to
You don’t exist. Might as well donate everything you own to me
This post was edited on 2/21/22 at 6:21 pm
Posted by Bamboozles
BR
Member since Jul 2008
2302 posts
Posted on 2/21/22 at 6:20 pm to
Do you really think anyone wants to go back re-live that shite???
Posted by tadman
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Posted on 2/21/22 at 6:20 pm to
Posted by kywildcatfanone
Wildcat Country!
Member since Oct 2012
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Posted on 2/21/22 at 6:21 pm to
quote:

Does i really exist?


There is no I in exist.
Posted by redstick13
Lower Saxony
Member since Feb 2007
38461 posts
Posted on 2/21/22 at 6:24 pm to
Save some pots for the rest of us.
Posted by Bussemer
Heading South
Member since Dec 2007
2520 posts
Posted on 2/21/22 at 6:25 pm to
quote:

Does i really exist?


Posted by Abstract Queso Dip
Member since Mar 2021
5878 posts
Posted on 2/21/22 at 6:26 pm to
Myou need to dive deeper into mathematics and number theories. It's really fascinating. Once complet your studies you'd should take a dive into physics and then theoretical physics, then quantum physics. Then you should combine all of that knowledge to calculate the moon's effects on humans and astrological events.
Posted by Obtuse1
Westside Bodymore Yo
Member since Sep 2016
25576 posts
Posted on 2/21/22 at 6:26 pm to
quote:

Do imaginary numbers actually exist?


Go back and wrestle with whether real numbers actually exist then we can talk about complex numbers.
Posted by cle70
Louisiana
Member since Nov 2016
50 posts
Posted on 2/21/22 at 6:27 pm to
Dude
Posted by HailHailtoMichigan!
Mission Viejo, CA
Member since Mar 2012
69257 posts
Posted on 2/21/22 at 6:29 pm to
The number that has always fascinated me is e.

Like....how is it possible in a world of randomness that numerous biological, financial, ecological, etc patterns all involve e?

It's one of the most astounding facts of life

compound interest has nothing to do with growth rate of bacteria in a petri dish, yet e shows up in both.
Posted by rocksteady
Member since Sep 2013
1279 posts
Posted on 2/21/22 at 6:29 pm to
Don’t exist to me
Posted by soccerfüt
Location: A Series of Tubes
Member since May 2013
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Posted on 2/21/22 at 6:30 pm to
Imaginary numbers always let you down….
Posted by Obtuse1
Westside Bodymore Yo
Member since Sep 2016
25576 posts
Posted on 2/21/22 at 6:37 pm to
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The number that has always fascinated me is e.


That is irrational.
Posted by Cromulent
Down the Bayou
Member since Oct 2016
2797 posts
Posted on 2/21/22 at 6:38 pm to
What an obtuse answer
Posted by obdobd918
Member since Jun 2020
3228 posts
Posted on 2/21/22 at 6:42 pm to
Yes, it is used to calculate capacitance and inductance in electrical circuits.
Posted by LSUandAU
Key West, FL & Malibu (L.A.), CA
Member since Apr 2009
4948 posts
Posted on 2/21/22 at 6:42 pm to
You don't think, therefore you are not
Posted by Obtuse1
Westside Bodymore Yo
Member since Sep 2016
25576 posts
Posted on 2/21/22 at 6:43 pm to
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What an obtuse answer


I thought it was rather acute.
Posted by mdomingue
Lafayette, LA
Member since Nov 2010
30058 posts
Posted on 2/21/22 at 7:41 pm to
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What an obtuse answer


That's a cute observation
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