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UwU brat mathematician behavior (lemmynsfw.com)

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[–] [email protected] 57 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (5 children)

operative?

Also mathematicians use i for imaginary, engineers use j. The story does not add up. I have never seen a single mathematician use j for imaginary.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 days ago

imaJinary

TIL engineers can't spell for shit.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 days ago (1 children)

As an EE, I used both. Def not a mathematician though. Fuck that, I just plug variables into programs now.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago

I have both mechanical and electrical backgrounds. MEs like I, EEs prefer j

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago

The associativity thing also doesnt make sense.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Engineer here: mostly use i, but have seen j used plenty. First time I saw j used was by a maths professor.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Interesting I never saw j from a maths person. Friends (from a decade ago!) in electronics eng dep said they use j because i was reserved for current. perhaps the latter depends on the department.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

Cannot confirm, we always used i.