• eran_morad@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Yes, and one CAN integrate by taking paper cuttings and dispense entirely with the idea of infinity.

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      1 year ago

      I was just trying to make an argument that imaginary numbers were technically not necessary and thus it makes historical sense that they werent seen as something ‘real’. Im not trying to get people to stop using them ;)

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        1 year ago

        Eh, this is not worth your time or mine to argue about. Let’s move on. Also, I take your point.