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In high school, I created the number b, whose absolute value is zero. I discovered the following additional interesting facts about it: ∅

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You didn't try hard enough. Dual numbers are extremely useful. You can use them to calculate derivatives easily. I'm thinking about making a video demonstrating how these numbers can accelerate machine learning.

You (re)discovered dual numbers!

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dual_number

Non mobile link for the lazy

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dual_number

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