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[–] pr06lefs@lemmy.ml 172 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (7 children)

What about plain old x = -10?

-10 ^ 2 = 100
-10 ^ 3 = -1000
-10 ^ 5 = -100000

[–] Redacted@lemmy.world 122 points 1 year ago

Isn't that the joke?

[–] Enkers@sh.itjust.works 68 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's what he wrote, I imagine.

[–] Siethron@lemmy.world 39 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It is, but with imaginary numbets

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 45 points 1 year ago

i² = -1 so...

[–] dwindling7373@feddit.it 26 points 1 year ago

10 * i^2 is -10.

[–] thedudeabides@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] pr06lefs@lemmy.ml 35 points 1 year ago (1 children)

people being pedantic showoffs doesn't really register as humor for me, TBH

[–] thedudeabides@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 1 year ago

That's true, the OOP is being quite snarky with their comment on a post where someone's had a genuine basic doubt

[–] Deconceptualist@lemm.ee 9 points 1 year ago

That was my immediate thought too.

[–] Sphks@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 year ago