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minus-squareZachariah@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up51·5 months agoHow can you count something that isn’t there?
minus-squareSandmanXC@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up23·5 months agoJust keep imagining another tile until you can’t anymore.
minus-squareZachariah@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·5 months agoBut isn’t that how many imaginary tiles there are? Thats not counting the tiles that aren’t there. You’re just deciding the number of imaginary tiles is the same as the missing tiles.
minus-squarexia@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·5 months agoBehold! The invention of negative numbers.
How can you count something that isn’t there?
Just keep imagining another tile until you can’t anymore.
But isn’t that how many imaginary tiles there are? Thats not counting the tiles that aren’t there. You’re just deciding the number of imaginary tiles is the same as the missing tiles.
I stand by my decision.
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Behold! The invention of negative numbers.