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[–] MrSulu@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Me aged 16 having imaginary numbers taught. It simultaneously made sense but didn't. Thankfully our maths teacher laughed with us at our jaw drops.

[–] IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world 2 points 12 hours ago

let's be honest.

they could have called it complex numbers and it would save the teachers a lot of questions.