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[ZenGum]

I'm not convinced by that.

We define i as the square root of minus one, despite the fact that there is no number which can be multiplied by itself to produce minus one.

I see no reason to not define "infinitesimality" as 0.0recurring01.

Mathematicians just make shit up all the time, but they call it "stipulating". Why can't I? :p

[wolf]

Originally Posted by ZenGum

We define i as the square root of minus one, despite the fact that there is no number which can be multiplied by itself to produce minus one.

That's why it's an imaginary number.

Mathematicians just make shit up all the time, but they call it "stipulating". Why can't I? :p

When you have a PhD in a field no one can understand, you can get away with a lot. Hell, they got the New Math over on us. It's all gravy from that point forward.