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minus-squareAvicenna@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up57·8 months 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-squaresartalon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·8 months 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-up5·8 months agoI have both mechanical and electrical backgrounds. MEs like I, EEs prefer j
minus-squareSanicHegehog@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·8 months ago imaJinary TIL engineers can’t spell for shit.
minus-squarezeca@lemmy.eco.brlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·8 months agoThe associativity thing also doesnt make sense.
minus-squareUnlearned9545@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·8 months agoEngineer here: mostly use i, but have seen j used plenty. First time I saw j used was by a maths professor.
minus-squareAvicenna@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·8 months agoInteresting 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.
minus-squarejenesaisquoi@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 months agoCannot confirm, we always used i.
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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.
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
TIL engineers can’t spell for shit.
The associativity thing also doesnt make sense.
Engineer here: mostly use i, but have seen j used plenty. First time I saw j used was by a maths professor.
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.
Cannot confirm, we always used i.