Re:How imaginary numbers were invented [video]
by gizmo686 on Friday November 12, 2021 @02:14PM
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Definitions are invented, theorems are discovered.
The Pythagorean theorem is a discovery about Euclidean geometry. But in order for that discovery to be meaningful, one must first invent Euclidean geometry, or at least something sufficiently similar to Euclidean geometry.
The Pythagorean theorem is a discovery about Euclidean geometry. But in order for that discovery to be meaningful, one must first invent Euclidean geometry, or at least something sufficiently similar to Euclidean geometry.