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463 bytes added, 20:47, August 17, 2008
/* Again: Real vs. Imaginary */
: I don't understand your point. The terms ''real number'' and ''imaginary number'' are in common use. Are you denying that? Are you saying that they are not in contrast? What do you want? [[User:RSchlafly|RSchlafly]] 18:35, 16 August 2008 (EDT)
 
:: Of course, I don't deny the terms. And I acknowledge that the ''terms'' - which can be understood in their historical context - are contrasting. But I don't like the idea to think of the ''real numbers'' as more '''real''' than the ''imaginary numbers'' - especially not because of an etymological reasoning: To quote Kronecker: ''"Die ganzen Zahlen hat der liebe Gott gemacht, alles andere ist Menschenwerk"''--[[User:DiEb|DiEb]] 16:47, 17 August 2008 (EDT)
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