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Originally Posted by apostate87 i said no to zero simply because, physically, true zero is impossible. there cannot be zero of anything, and no property can really be measured to have zero as its magnitude. zero, for me, is a mathematical convenience - and certainly does exist in mathematics - and when applied to the physical world simply means something else. it loses meaning, almost. see what i'm getting at? |
Ah no property can be measured to zero, but is the concept of zero so hard to understand? I could say that 'we need a strawberry shortcake plane, a cheese grater, and a Samuel L Jackson'. You may respond 'we have none of these'. None being the value of zero.