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It's type confusion caused by duck-typing. Just because can you can add, subtract, multiply, and divide complex numbers doesn't mean they're a natural substitut
by jiggawatts 3y ago
It's type confusion caused by duck-typing. Just because can you can add, subtract, multiply, and divide complex numbers doesn't mean they're a natural substitute for real numbers in all scenarios. Sometimes you have '2n' real numbers, not 'n' complex numbers.
If mathematicians designed computer software, their data structures would look like:
struct Person {
char name;
complex name_height;
}
- eigenspace 3y ago> It's type confusion caused by duck-typing No it's not. This is such a typical and braindead HN take.
- aleph_minus_one 3y ago> doesn't mean they're a natural substitute for real numbers in all scenarios. I claimed the exact opposite: whether real or complex numbers as basic objects are more natural depends on the problem that you consider.