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minus-squareF04118F@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up27·edit-22 months agoIt was freely chosen for simplicity. If you choose another R, the other sides (x and y) become R*cos(th) and R*sin(th) I don’t understand what is harmful about the unity circle either.
minus-squarebizarroland@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up12·2 months agoAny circle could have its radius technically be 1, as long as you set the units of measurement so that 1 equals the radius of the circle.
minus-squareBalooWasWahoo@links.hackliberty.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-22 months agounits? what are those? I never use units, or pay attention to capitals. pure math ftw, baby! spoiler Rapidly hides from the science professors
minus-squaremexicancartel@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoPure math uses units. Like they say “1 unit”
minus-squarewithin_epsilon@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoSometimes the units are given cute names like “wiggly waggly units” to make physicists cringe. Acknowledging a unit with cute names when the unit is not important is entertaining.
minus-squareWolf314159@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 months agoBecause it’s a unit circle.
minus-squareSwedneck@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down3·2 months agofor the same reason that rulers start with 1, it would be utterly pointless to use anything else.
minus-squareryannathans@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 months agoYour ruler starts with 1? How do you measure stuff between 0 and 1?
minus-squareSwedneck@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down2·2 months agothose are unlabeled, have you ever seen a ruler?
minus-squaremexicancartel@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·2 months agoZero is not unlabelled lol
minus-squareryannathans@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoI am fascinated, can you show a picture
Why is it 1
It was freely chosen for simplicity.
If you choose another R, the other sides (x and y) become R*cos(th) and R*sin(th)
I don’t understand what is harmful about the unity circle either.
Any circle could have its radius technically be 1, as long as you set the units of measurement so that 1 equals the radius of the circle.
units? what are those? I never use units, or pay attention to capitals. pure math ftw, baby!
spoiler
Rapidly hides from the science professors
Pure math uses units. Like they say “1 unit”
Sometimes the units are given cute names like “wiggly waggly units” to make physicists cringe. Acknowledging a unit with cute names when the unit is not important is entertaining.
Because it’s a unit circle.
for the same reason that rulers start with 1, it would be utterly pointless to use anything else.
Your ruler starts with 1? How do you measure stuff between 0 and 1?
those are unlabeled, have you ever seen a ruler?
Zero is not unlabelled lol
I am fascinated, can you show a picture