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[–] [email protected] 15 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Also, all numbers are rational, otherwise they do not make sense

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago (3 children)

what about the number whose square is -1

[–] nomecks 18 points 10 months ago

Roses are red, Euhler's a hero, e^iπ+1=0

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Someone needs to hit you with a dose of reality

[–] affiliate 1 points 10 months ago

as far as the rationals are concerned, this is the same as the number whose square is 2. (ℚ(i) and ℚ(√2) are isomorphic as fields.)

what we can gleam from this is that complete rationality can blur the line between what’s real and what’s imaginary