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minus-squareF04118F@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up27·edit-22 years 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 years 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 years 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 years agoPure math uses units. Like they say “1 unit”
minus-squarewithin_epsilon@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years 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 years agoBecause it’s a unit circle.
minus-squareSwedneck@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 years agofor the same reason that rulers start with 1, it would be utterly pointless to use anything else.
minus-squareryannathans@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 years agoYour ruler starts with 1? How do you measure stuff between 0 and 1?
minus-squareSwedneck@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 years agothose are unlabeled, have you ever seen a ruler?
minus-squaremexicancartel@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 years agoZero is not unlabelled lol
minus-squareryannathans@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 years 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