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minus-squareAvicenna@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-220 days agooperative? 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.
minus-squareUnlearned9545@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·19 days agoEngineer here: mostly use i, but have seen j used plenty. First time I saw j used was by a maths professor.
minus-squaresartalon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·20 days agoAs an EE, I used both. Def not a mathematician though. Fuck that, I just plug variables into programs now.
minus-squarethe_tab_key@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·19 days agoI have both mechanical and electrical backgrounds. MEs like I, EEs prefer j
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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.
Engineer here: mostly use i, but have seen j used plenty. First time I saw j used was by a maths professor.
As an EE, I used both. Def not a mathematician though. Fuck that, I just plug variables into programs now.
I have both mechanical and electrical backgrounds. MEs like I, EEs prefer j