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So taking your last 2 posts... > Is there any physical law that demands [semantics for something that is the opposite of something else]? I think not. Does th
by michaelcampbell 8y ago
So taking your last 2 posts...
> Is there any physical law that demands [semantics for something that is the opposite of something else]? I think not.
Does this sound as absurd to you as it does to me?
- dcow 8y agoMy point is that the mathematic negative/positive duality is often either too specific (doesn’t allow for scenarios where you may have more than two “directions” so we invented dimensions) or too general (allows for negative values where you don’t want them, so we use abs or square things to correct).