Ernesto Girondo
@egirondomat.bsky.social
Profesor del Departamento de Matemáticas de la Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.
Math at UAM (Spain).
Math at UAM (Spain).
I agree 100%.
Just recently I learnt that Gauss himself would have preferred to call numbers like 2√-1 or -π√-1 "lateral" numbers instead of "imaginary".
In fact, if only one of e or i has to be called "real", I would argue that the latter deserves more the name...
Just recently I learnt that Gauss himself would have preferred to call numbers like 2√-1 or -π√-1 "lateral" numbers instead of "imaginary".
In fact, if only one of e or i has to be called "real", I would argue that the latter deserves more the name...
November 29, 2024 at 5:44 PM
I agree 100%.
Just recently I learnt that Gauss himself would have preferred to call numbers like 2√-1 or -π√-1 "lateral" numbers instead of "imaginary".
In fact, if only one of e or i has to be called "real", I would argue that the latter deserves more the name...
Just recently I learnt that Gauss himself would have preferred to call numbers like 2√-1 or -π√-1 "lateral" numbers instead of "imaginary".
In fact, if only one of e or i has to be called "real", I would argue that the latter deserves more the name...
Hi! May I get in?
November 29, 2024 at 12:43 AM
Hi! May I get in?