← Back to context Comment by chongli 13 days ago What do > and < mean in the context of an infinite 2D plane? 3 comments chongli Reply yifanl 13 days ago Typically, the order of complex numbers is done by projecting C onto R, i.e. by taking the absolute value. chongli 13 days ago Yes I’m aware. It’s a work around but doesn’t give you a sensible ordering the way most people expect, i.e:-2 > 1 (in C)Which is why I prefer to leave <,> undefined in C and just take the magnitude if I want to compare complex numbers. layer8 13 days ago One is above the plane and the other is below it. ;)
yifanl 13 days ago Typically, the order of complex numbers is done by projecting C onto R, i.e. by taking the absolute value. chongli 13 days ago Yes I’m aware. It’s a work around but doesn’t give you a sensible ordering the way most people expect, i.e:-2 > 1 (in C)Which is why I prefer to leave <,> undefined in C and just take the magnitude if I want to compare complex numbers.
chongli 13 days ago Yes I’m aware. It’s a work around but doesn’t give you a sensible ordering the way most people expect, i.e:-2 > 1 (in C)Which is why I prefer to leave <,> undefined in C and just take the magnitude if I want to compare complex numbers.
Typically, the order of complex numbers is done by projecting C onto R, i.e. by taking the absolute value.
Yes I’m aware. It’s a work around but doesn’t give you a sensible ordering the way most people expect, i.e:
-2 > 1 (in C)
Which is why I prefer to leave <,> undefined in C and just take the magnitude if I want to compare complex numbers.
One is above the plane and the other is below it. ;)