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Gotta ignore infinities too. The axioms they're based on are highly controversial.
And ~~irrational~~ imaginary numbers. I mean the numbers make sense, but itβs not like we can intuitively understand sqrt(-1).
You're thinking of imaginary numbers. Irrational numbers are real numbers that have an infinite number of decimal places and don't repeat.
Lol. Yes. Donβt drink and Lemmy.
Your example is a complex number. An irrational number would be Pi or sqrt(5)