Comment on Why don't we define “imaginary” numbers for every “impossibility”? (2012)parentComments−hgsgm3yWhat is the "issue"?"/" means "* reciprocal of".If "infinity" is defined as "reciprocal of 0", what is the problem?Yes it is an exception to 0*n=0.It won't work in every setting, but it works in some settings, like inversive geometry.
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What is the "issue"?
"/" means "* reciprocal of".
If "infinity" is defined as "reciprocal of 0", what is the problem?
Yes it is an exception to 0*n=0.
It won't work in every setting, but it works in some settings, like inversive geometry.