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Comment by zeroonetwothree

1 month ago

A perfect mathematical square cannot exist in reality.

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tshaddox  1 month ago

Which part is impossible? It was implied that perfect rational numbers are possible, so I’m wondering what stops the square with rational side length from existing and having an irrational diagonal.

IAmBroom  1 month ago

An unprovable assertion.

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