Re:A Visual, Intuitive Guide to Imaginary Numbers (2007)
by mrob on Friday August 10, 2018 @03:36PM
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"Intrinsic curvature" should be called something else, because people frequently drop the "intrinsic". This implies the existence of a higher dimensional space which usually doesn't exist. "Curvinture" would be a better name.
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Re:A Visual, Intuitive Guide to Imaginary Numbers (2007)
by westoncb on Friday August 10, 2018 @04:43PM
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Hmm. I only see 'intrinsic curvature' used when there is a potential confusion about whether it's intrinsic or extrinsic (otherwise it's just 'curvature'). And if that is the case, so that there is an embedding in a higher dimensional space, then intrinsic/extrinsic curvature are excellent terms (imo). They were some of the first math terms I came across where I really appreciated the selection of terminology.