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:He must have been pie-eyed when he wrote that; he's usually pretty good about his math... -- [[User:IronyChef|IronyChef]] ([[User talk:IronyChef|talk]]) 05:09, 7 November 2012 (UTC) | :He must have been pie-eyed when he wrote that; he's usually pretty good about his math... -- [[User:IronyChef|IronyChef]] ([[User talk:IronyChef|talk]]) 05:09, 7 November 2012 (UTC) | ||
::I see what you did there. [[User:Daddy|Daddy]] ([[User talk:Daddy|talk]]) 15:18, 28 April 2013 (UTC) | ::I see what you did there. [[User:Daddy|Daddy]] ([[User talk:Daddy|talk]]) 15:18, 28 April 2013 (UTC) | ||
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| + | Randall says in the title text that he's never been satisfied with explanations of the sinusoidal nature of the function of e^ix. http://www.math.toronto.edu/mathnet/questionCorner/epii.html really helps, at least for those who are obsessed with taylor series yet tragically horrible at math. --[[User:Jolbucley|Jolbucley]] ([[User talk:Jolbucley|talk]]) 03:39, 29 January 2014 (UTC) | ||
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| + | Why e to the ix gives a sinusoidal wave? This is because neutrinos keep oscillating. They wouldn't without the e^ix support... [[Special:Contributions/162.158.83.72|162.158.83.72]] 04:01, 24 May 2016 (UTC) | ||
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| + | Technically ''i'' isn't "imaginary" at all, but is incorporated into equations to represent rotations perpendicular to the x-y plane. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.210.220|108.162.210.220]] 15:51, 9 September 2016 (UTC) | ||
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This is one of the few comics that were changed after release, as stated by Randall in his XKCD book. It first claimed e^(i*Pi) = 1, which lead to huge protest from the community and a correction from Randall. --Gefrierbrand (talk) 09:47, 3 September 2012 (UTC)
- He must have been pie-eyed when he wrote that; he's usually pretty good about his math... -- IronyChef (talk) 05:09, 7 November 2012 (UTC)
Randall says in the title text that he's never been satisfied with explanations of the sinusoidal nature of the function of e^ix. http://www.math.toronto.edu/mathnet/questionCorner/epii.html really helps, at least for those who are obsessed with taylor series yet tragically horrible at math. --Jolbucley (talk) 03:39, 29 January 2014 (UTC)
Why e to the ix gives a sinusoidal wave? This is because neutrinos keep oscillating. They wouldn't without the e^ix support... 162.158.83.72 04:01, 24 May 2016 (UTC)
Technically i isn't "imaginary" at all, but is incorporated into equations to represent rotations perpendicular to the x-y plane. 108.162.210.220 15:51, 9 September 2016 (UTC)
