A teacher from the 60s pointed this out in class. He held up a piece of chalk and said here's one whole piece of chalk. He broke it in half and asked if each part was half a piece of chalk. The students agreed. He then told them they were wrong. There were two whole pieces of chalk.
Yes. math is imaginary, though it can show patterns in real life. By the same token math is conditional.
One magnet + one magnet. How many magnets?
Indeed. 1 magnet.
Pieces are confusing as well.
A teacher from the 60s pointed this out in class. He held up a piece of chalk and said here's one whole piece of chalk. He broke it in half and asked if each part was half a piece of chalk. The students agreed. He then told them they were wrong. There were two whole pieces of chalk.
Also, I can prove that 1 = .999999...
Math is wonderful.