> The complex numbers form a field. The 2-D vectors don't. A complex > number suggests that the real and imaginary components are of a > different nature, whereas 2-D vectors are symmetrical in their > components. Vectors could be implemented using complex numbers, but I > think identifying them is ugly.
The question is whether one is viewing things from a mathematician's standpoint or a programmer's standpoint. To a programmer, they are functionally equivalent, aren't they? Geoff _______________________________________________ lilypond-devel mailing list lilypond-devel@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-devel
