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[–] sir_pronoun@lemmy.world 25 points 1 year ago (20 children)

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?

[–] pantyhosewimp@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 1 year ago

“Imaginary” was merely poor word choice from long ago.

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