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[-] pr06lefs@lemmy.ml 169 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

What about plain old x = -10?

-10 ^ 2 = 100
-10 ^ 3 = -1000
-10 ^ 5 = -100000

[-] Redacted@lemmy.world 118 points 1 year ago

Isn't that the joke?

[-] Enkers@sh.itjust.works 66 points 1 year ago

That's what he wrote, I imagine.

[-] JackbyDev@programming.dev 45 points 1 year ago

i² = -1 so...

[-] thedudeabides@lemmy.dbzer0.com 27 points 1 year ago
[-] pr06lefs@lemmy.ml 36 points 1 year ago

people being pedantic showoffs doesn't really register as humor for me, TBH

[-] thedudeabides@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 1 year ago

That's true, the OOP is being quite snarky with their comment on a post where someone's had a genuine basic doubt

[-] dwindling7373@feddit.it 25 points 1 year ago

10 * i^2 is -10.

[-] Deconceptualist@lemm.ee 9 points 1 year ago

That was my immediate thought too.

[-] Sphks@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 year ago
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