minus-squareImpronoucabl@lemmy.worldtoAsk Science@lemmy.world•As imaginary numbers (square root is negative) are useful, is there any mathematical use for an imaginary number that, when multiplied by zero, gives a non-zero result?linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25arrow-down1·11 days agoOne of the defining properties of 0 is that anything multiplied by it results in 0. So in your operation, without being given the actual result, I’d say no, the question is ill-defined. linkfedilink
One of the defining properties of 0 is that anything multiplied by it results in 0.
So in your operation, without being given the actual result, I’d say no, the question is ill-defined.