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[–] vala@lemmy.world 39 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Imaginary numbers are as real as negative numbers.

[–] Klear@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Are they as real as real numbers though?

[–] nexguy@lemmy.world 12 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] Klear@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago

Damn, this is more complex than I thought.

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

[–] CompassRed@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

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

[–] Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 1 points 1 day 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.