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Negative numbers are very natural to me. Math isnt just about counting real objects, but also transformations through space/time. The notion of duality or thing
by andoando 3y ago
Negative numbers are very natural to me. Math isnt just about counting real objects, but also transformations through space/time. The notion of duality or things going in reverse is extremely natural. -5 is just the inverse of 5, such that if you go 5 and go back 5, you end up at the same place.
- anyfoo 3y agoComplex numbers you just go sideways as well, and if you multiply you not only stretch or squish your path to the origin, you also change your angle to it by adding both angles together. Exponentiation is then doing this continuously, so you end up walking in a circle. That’s it.