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Not for the faint of art. |
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. |
Just take a look at this news story: https://wreg.com/2018/10/15/video-deputy-orders-man-to-stop-filming-in-his-own-h... TATE COUNTY, Miss. -- A Tate County man wants answers after he said two Tate County sheriff's deputies entered his home uninvited and one demanded he stop filming them. Cardravious Crump said he had just hosted a Halloween costume party at his mother's house about an hour before the deputies arrived Sunday morning. Now, I could get into a discussion of law enforcement overreach or individual rights, but screw that; I want to talk about the truly important part of this story, which is: The dude's name is Cardravious Crump. I'd say "you can't make this shit up," but obviously, someone did. I don't even care if it's the name his momma gave him or if he came up with it himself; if it's his legal name or if he's trolling the cops. Doesn't matter. Someone created that name, and it is a masterpiece. |