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Imaginary friends of mathematics.
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RE: Imaginary friends of mathematics.
It's probably best to picture complex numbers as an extension perpendicular from zero on a real number sequence.

Like this:

It's pretty integral to civil engineering too (amongst other fields), so I should bloody hope they work or a few buildings might fall down!
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Imaginary friends of mathematics. - by Anymouse - July 5, 2011 at 6:50 pm
RE: Imaginary friends of mathematics. - by BethK - July 5, 2011 at 7:13 pm
RE: Imaginary friends of mathematics. - by LastPoet - July 6, 2011 at 4:30 am
RE: Imaginary friends of mathematics. - by Tiberius - July 6, 2011 at 7:51 am
RE: Imaginary friends of mathematics. - by FallentoReason - March 20, 2012 at 9:20 am
RE: Imaginary friends of mathematics. - by mannaka - March 20, 2012 at 2:04 pm

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