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minus-squareLeate_Wonceslace@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·1 month agoSpeaking as a mathematician, it’s not really accurate to call that -0.
minus-squareagamemnonymous@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·1 month agoYes, but it is infinitesimally close.
minus-squareGladaed@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·1 month agoYou also can’t call something infinity. People call stuff names. It is just important that they define their terms well enough.
minus-squareLeate_Wonceslace@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·1 month ago You also can’t call something infinity Why do you think that?
Speaking as a mathematician, it’s not really accurate to call that -0.
Yes, but it is infinitesimally close.
You also can’t call something infinity. People call stuff names. It is just important that they define their terms well enough.
Why do you think that?