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minus-squareSwednecklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·7 hours agofor the same reason that rulers start with 1, it would be utterly pointless to use anything else.
minus-squareryannathans@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·6 hours agoYour ruler starts with 1? How do you measure stuff between 0 and 1?
minus-squareSwednecklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·6 hours agothose are unlabeled, have you ever seen a ruler?
minus-squaremexicancartel@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 hours agoZero is not unlabelled lol
minus-squareF04118F@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22·edit-219 hours agoIt was freely chosen for simplicity. If you choose another R, the other sides (x and y) become R*cos(th) and R*sin(th) I don’t understand what is harmful about the unity circle either.
minus-squarebizarroland@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up11·19 hours agoAny circle could have its radius technically be 1, as long as you set the units of measurement so that 1 equals the radius of the circle.
minus-squareBalooWasWahoo@links.hackliberty.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-25 hours agounits? what are those? I never use units, or pay attention to capitals. pure math ftw, baby! spoiler Rapidly hides from the science professors
minus-squaremexicancartel@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 hours agoPure math uses units. Like they say “1 unit”
minus-squareWolf314159@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·19 hours agoBecause it’s a unit circle.
Why is it 1
for the same reason that rulers start with 1, it would be utterly pointless to use anything else.
Your ruler starts with 1? How do you measure stuff between 0 and 1?
those are unlabeled, have you ever seen a ruler?
Zero is not unlabelled lol
It was freely chosen for simplicity.
If you choose another R, the other sides (x and y) become R*cos(th) and R*sin(th)
I don’t understand what is harmful about the unity circle either.
Any circle could have its radius technically be 1, as long as you set the units of measurement so that 1 equals the radius of the circle.
units? what are those? I never use units, or pay attention to capitals. pure math ftw, baby!
spoiler
Rapidly hides from the science professors
Pure math uses units. Like they say “1 unit”
Because it’s a unit circle.