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Not all mathematical objects have correspondents in the natural world. 0 it's a mathematical convention. We can't have 0 apples in a basket. We either have som
by DeathArrow 2y ago
Not all mathematical objects have correspondents in the natural world.
0 it's a mathematical convention. We can't have 0 apples in a basket. We either have some apples or we don't have any.
If 0 is weird, negative numbers are also weird. Infinity is weird. Spaces with more than three dimensions are weird.
Complex numbers are weird from an algebraic perspective but not that weird from a geometric perspective.
Empty set is weird.
Everything that's abstract is weird.
For my mind abstract algebra is more weird than calculus and mathematical analysis so that's why I enjoy calculus and mathematical analysis more.
But being weird and abstract can also be useful.
- bmacho 2y ago> We can't have 0 apples in a basket. I just checked my basket, it contains 0 apples.
- ulfbert_inc 2y agoyou are imagining things, basket is empty
- ykonstant 2y agoWe're imagining things either way.