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Re: Why JavaScript has two zeros

From Dr J R Stockton <reply1600@merlyn.demon.co.uk.invalid>
Newsgroups comp.lang.javascript
Subject Re: Why JavaScript has two zeros
Date 2016-12-25 22:00 +0000
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In comp.lang.javascript message <1d5947b5-68d3-43e9-8f77-9e7156cdd48e@go
oglegroups.com>, Sat, 24 Dec 2016 02:28:57, Ram Tobolski
<ramtob@gmail.com> posted:

>On Friday, December 23, 2016 at 1:49:29 AM UTC+2, Dr J R Stockton wrote:
>> In JavaScript one can set PlusI = [0,+1] and MinusI = [0,-1], and write
>> arithmetic functions to operate on and return values of that nature.  It
>> is known that Math.POW(PlusI, PlusI) should return
>> 0.207879576350761908546955... - and other values.
>
>What was the mathematical meaning of [0,+1] and [0,-1]?

They represent +i & -i, of course; square roots of -1.  Some workers use
-j & +j (in that order) instead.

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  Re: Why JavaScript has two zeros "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2016-12-20 11:46 +0100
    Re: Why JavaScript has two zeros John Harris <niam@jghnorth.org.uk.invalid> - 2016-12-20 17:58 +0000
      Re: Why JavaScript has two zeros "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2016-12-20 23:56 +0100
        Re: Why JavaScript has two zeros John Harris <niam@jghnorth.org.uk.invalid> - 2016-12-21 13:59 +0000
  Re: Why JavaScript has two zeros <cyber@2trom.com> - 2016-12-21 02:55 +0000
    Re: Why JavaScript has two zeros Dr J R Stockton <reply1600@merlyn.demon.co.uk.invalid> - 2016-12-22 23:43 +0000
      Re: Why JavaScript has two zeros "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2016-12-23 09:04 +0100
        Re: Why JavaScript has two zeros Dr J R Stockton <reply1600@merlyn.demon.co.uk.invalid> - 2016-12-25 22:15 +0000
        Re: Why JavaScript has two zeros Dr J R Stockton <reply1600@merlyn.demon.co.uk.invalid> - 2016-12-25 23:39 +0000
      Re: Why JavaScript has two zeros Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2016-12-23 09:05 +0000
      Re: Why JavaScript has two zeros Ram Tobolski <ramtob@gmail.com> - 2016-12-24 02:28 -0800
        Re: Why JavaScript has two zeros Dr J R Stockton <reply1600@merlyn.demon.co.uk.invalid> - 2016-12-25 22:00 +0000
    Re: Why JavaScript has two zeros "Michael Haufe (TNO)" <tno@thenewobjective.com> - 2016-12-26 12:08 -0800
  Why JavaScript has two zeros Ram Tobolski <ramtob@gmail.com> - 2016-12-21 10:20 -0800
  Re: Why JavaScript has two zeros "Michael Haufe (TNO)" <tno@thenewobjective.com> - 2016-12-26 12:03 -0800

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