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zamalek ◴[29 Aug 25 20:35 UTC] No.45069094[source]▶

When I truly grokked complex numbers, I felt as though real numbers were a lie - though I would now say that it was a convenient omission. There are many things that are more naturally described using complex numbers - waves (which much of reality boils down to) immediately come to mind. Even if something does align better with real numbers, it's still just x+0i. Maybe I'll change my mind ~when~ if I finally grok quaternions.

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1. ysofunny ◴[29 Aug 25 22:40 UTC] No.45070219[source]▶

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I think one quaternion contains all complex numbers

I thought this when watching the 3b1b + ben eater collaboration on quaternion visualizers.

von Neumann would say you'll never grok quaternions. but merely get used to them.

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