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minus-squareBlackout@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up66arrow-down1·7 months agoThere’s a third dimension now?
minus-squareNounsAndWords@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up47·7 months agoNot really, but it’s a useful assumption for lots of different types of maths.
minus-squareJackFrostNCola@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·7 months agoAs long as everything you imagine in 3D space is spherical
minus-squareKlear@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-27 months agoQuaternions make a whole lot more sense when you imagine a third spatial axis and use them to rotate a hypothetical 3D object.
minus-squareNicht BurningTurtle@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 months agoThis is madness!!!
minus-squarequinceyBones@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up30arrow-down1·edit-27 months agoYes, time is the third dimension.
minus-squareZoopZeZoop@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 months agoYes, and now some bozos are even discussing a 4th dimension. Something to do with chess, I think.
There’s a third dimension now?
Not really, but it’s a useful assumption for lots of different types of maths.
As long as everything you imagine in 3D space is spherical
Quaternions make a whole lot more sense when you imagine a third spatial axis and use them to rotate a hypothetical 3D object.
This is madness!!!
Yes, time is the third dimension.
Always has been
Yes, and now some bozos are even discussing a 4th dimension. Something to do with chess, I think.