Re: [curiosa] Re: Debian Centre of Mass
That's right.
But real numbers (or any subset) cannot be represented as imaginary numbers.
Ryan
On Tue, Jul 10, 2001 at 01:09:24AM +0200, Janos Holanyi wrote:
> Without imaginary parts, complexes do not cease being complex.
> Complexes "Without imaginary parts" = x + 0*i.
> So, every number (or the value represented by any mathematical expression) is a
> subset of complex numbers. Right or not?
>
> BR,
>
> Csan
>
> PS: there was a question regarding the Debian Center of Mass ignored before:
> Was the weight of each Debian develper taken into account when calculating the
> Center of Mass?
>
>
> Quoting jas@eckard.com:
>
> > > Hrm, I've just been told that an imaginary number is a complex number
> > with
> > > no real component.
> >
> > Well, you got me there.
> >
> > Interesting that a subset would define the set, eh? (ie, imaginaries
> > are a subset of complexes, but without imaginary parts, complexes
> > cease being complex and become merely real.)
> >
> > --Jas, wondering if "real" is the correct term
> >
> >
> >
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