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minus-squarerudyharrelsonlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·edit-210 hours agoSounds to me like this is exactly what the OP meme is referencing. Basic math: square root only of positive numbers and 0. Advanced math: square root of anything you want
minus-squarem8052@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·38 minutes agoYou’re missing the point. Math (especially advanced) is about precision and rigor. Writing sqrt of something negative is ambiguous. There are better ways of writing it as explained here https://lemmy.world/comment/18924227
minus-squareLibertyLizard@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·9 hours agoSo what’s the square root of your mom then?
Sounds to me like this is exactly what the OP meme is referencing.
Basic math: square root only of positive numbers and 0.
Advanced math: square root of anything you want
You’re missing the point. Math (especially advanced) is about precision and rigor. Writing sqrt of something negative is ambiguous. There are better ways of writing it as explained here https://lemmy.world/comment/18924227
So what’s the square root of your mom then?
√∞ = ∞
Damn, hoisted by my own petard.