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Imaginary Numbers

Name: !kuk54qxINg 2007-12-18 17:27

Are complex numbers any more imaginary than real numbers? What makes pi more real than i?

Name: Anonymous 2007-12-28 19:51

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Nope. 1 is reserved for the multiplicative identity. π is not the multiplicative identity. For one thing, π^2 does not equal π, but 1^2=1. π is also not within the integers because all integers are rational, whereas π is not. π will always be a number between two numbers a and b such that such that ak-k-k=k and bk-k-k-k=k. We usually call those two numbers "3" and "4." Again, although the base-10 decimal system is purely artificial, the integers, ordering, and rational numbers is essential. The essence of a number is in its properties and how it is assigned values that it associates with in certain ways like in those binary functions required for fields.

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