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Complex Numbers A complex number is expressed in the standard form a + bi, where a and b are real numbers and i is defined by i^2 = -1 (that is, i is the square root of -1). For example, 3 + 2i is a complex number. The bi term is often referred to as an imaginary number (though this may be misleading, as it is no more "imaginary" than the symbolic abstractions we know as the "real" numbers). Thus, every complex number has a real part, a, and an imaginary part, bi. Complex numbers are often represented on a graph known as the "complex plane," where the horizontal axis represents the infinity of real numbers, and the vertical axis represents the infinity of imaginary numbers. Thus, each complex number has a unique representation on the complex plane: some closer to real; others, more imaginary. If a = b, the number is equal parts real and imaginary. Very simple transformations applied to numbers in the complex plane can lead to fractal structures of enormous intricacy and astonishing beauty. |
I swear the site's running faster after the switch. PROMPT November 18th An easy prompt for tonight. I'm tired, don't want to think much, so an easy one. What did you do during the 'Great Shutdown For The Upgrade' of WDC today? Tell us all the 'gory' details! Not much to tell. Charity Marie - <3 wanted to host a server-party Zoom meeting, so she did, but what with one thing and another it didn't get promoted enough so it was only a few of us attending. I think everyone had a good time, though. Of course, I had some beers. Hopefully everyone knows we have regular Zoom parties every other week. The next one is this coming Saturday. Watch my newsfeed for details; I'll try to remember to promote it later today. Anyway, like I said, it seems to me that pages are loading faster now, but I don't know for sure. All this server migration, website coding, and hosting stuff might as well be sorcery as far as I'm concerned. I mean, yeah, I have a vague idea about how it all works, but it's really vague and it's certainly not something I could do. It's not as if I'm not curious about it; it's just that, like everyone else, I only have 24 hours in a day, and I need to sleep for a good chunk of that, so, much to my eternal frustration, I can't learn everything. I'm just glad someone knows what they're doing. I think most of us have things like that - specialties that, to other people, seem like magic. I mean, could you design a drainage and stormwater management system for a shopping center? I guess, probably, if you'd had some of the same training I did, just like if I'd had a different education I'd probably understand more about website coding, brain surgery, electricity, or human interaction. Besides, I'd rather learn about beer. Preferably through hands-on experience. |