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minus-squareBlackout@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up66arrow-down1·1 month agoThere’s a third dimension now?
minus-squareNounsAndWords@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up47·1 month agoNot really, but it’s a useful assumption for lots of different types of maths.
minus-squareJackFrostNCola@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 month agoAs long as everything you imagine in 3D space is spherical
minus-squareKlear@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-21 month agoQuaternions make a whole lot more sense when you imagine a third spatial axis and use them to rotate a hypothetical 3D object.
minus-squarequinceyBones@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up30arrow-down1·edit-21 month agoYes, time is the third dimension.
minus-squareZoopZeZoop@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoYes, and now some bozos are even discussing a 4th dimension. Something to do with chess, I think.
There’s a third dimension now?
Not really, but it’s a useful assumption for lots of different types of maths.
As long as everything you imagine in 3D space is spherical
Quaternions make a whole lot more sense when you imagine a third spatial axis and use them to rotate a hypothetical 3D object.
This is madness!!!
Yes, time is the third dimension.
Always has been
Yes, and now some bozos are even discussing a 4th dimension. Something to do with chess, I think.