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[-] Blackout@fedia.io 65 points 10 months ago

There's a third dimension now?

[-] NounsAndWords@lemmy.world 47 points 10 months ago

Not really, but it's a useful assumption for lots of different types of maths.

[-] JackFrostNCola@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

As long as everything you imagine in 3D space is spherical

[-] Klear@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Quaternions make a whole lot more sense when you imagine a third spatial axis and use them to rotate a hypothetical 3D object.

[-] nichtburningturtle@feddit.org 2 points 10 months ago

This is madness!!!

[-] quinceyBones@lemmy.zip 29 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Yes, time is the third dimension.

[-] nightwatch_admin@feddit.nl 8 points 10 months ago

Always has been

[-] ZoopZeZoop@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Yes, and now some bozos are even discussing a 4th dimension. Something to do with chess, I think.

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