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[–] vala@lemmy.world 41 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Imaginary numbers are as real as negative numbers.

[–] Klear@lemmy.world 12 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Are they as real as real numbers though?

[–] nexguy@lemmy.world 15 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] Klear@lemmy.world 9 points 11 months ago

Damn, this is more complex than I thought.

[–] Leate_Wonceslace@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 11 months ago

Unless you're referring to the set of Real Numbers, in which case they're not real.

[–] CompassRed@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Why stop there? They're just as real as any number.

[–] Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 1 points 10 months ago

Exactly!
But why stop there? They're just as unreal as any number.

Some might say they are even about the same amount of number as any number.