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March 28th 2006, 07:29 PM
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With Complex numbers there is no positive and negative. There is no x > y (that is, unless x = r*y, with r a real number, because then you could say x > y if r > 1 (or maybe if |r| > 1)). Only an |x| > |y| would exist for any two complex numbers x and y, so your statement makes no sense.

No neagtive and positive? That is not consistent with the rest of maths! It also isn't logical! Which proves my point that it defies the way maths is supposed to work (logically, that is).

When would you say a number exists? Why would 2 exist? Why Sqrt(2)? Why pi-log(14)? Why 3/4? Why not 2i + 6?

I cannot answer that question since I have no idea what those examples mean. In High School (usually called College here) I didn't pass any areas beyond the level of algrbra (which is easy).