> On the second day, there are two gaps: “between nothing and zero” and “between zero and nothing”. Two numbers spawn in those two gaps. Call them –1 and 1.
Got lost here. I think I'm officially too dumb for math.
I made a picture, hope this helps: <a href="https://excalidraw.com/#json=zfKWWn1h7GzdFca6RDdXl,plr_WeaCtvFxbjULFjq6zw" rel="nofollow">https://excalidraw.com/#json=zfKWWn1h7GzdFca6RDdXl,plr_WeaCt...
Wow thanks. I'm a mathematician and also got lost at the step. This illustration makes the construction much more clear. The text isn't really describing this process well
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Got lost here. I think I'm officially too dumb for math.
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Sorry it was confusing.
Edit: the picture is now edited into the article.
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