@amWhy the question i linked to had nothing to do with the edits.

it isnt even relevant to the question

@TheGreatDuck Okay, I thought that was your edited question, and thought it an entirely different question, which, I guess it is. Sorry about any misunderstanding.

@amWhy the question I linked to is the one i edited to want reopened. The question linked to in the edited post is irrelevant to the question itself.

I only put it there for further reading if someone feels so entailed.

That's what I thought. My suggestion to you is to simply post the edited post, which is much different (or clearer, and better) than the original, as a new post altogether, with link and all. You've improved the original considerably, and in a sense, the question has evolved enough to post anew. (link and all). :)

but the link isnt relevant?

There is no one who could successfully that your edited post is a repost of the original. Go for it!

ugh

Let me know when you've posted it :-)

lol

i already did

@amWhy math.stackexchange.com/users/289789/the-great-duck?tab=profile

check it out

:-) Nice

it grew exponentially

@amWhy any thoughts on the limited numbers section?

addition and multiplication are not unique

which is... bizarre.

I'm looking it over now. I made a teeny edit, to make your analogy more evident (just as the complex numbers can be viewed as 2-d ......., so too can the ....

ummm

you changed a question to a statement.

roll back, of course. I think I kept the question mark, but ... I get it...roll back and try to make it clearer that you are asking your question.

yeah unless you feel it shuldnt be a question?

@amWhy thanks. feel free to edit as you please. im heading off now

@TheGreatDuck take a look now: I used a comma to separate "Just as........ , can ...... ?

thumbs up

:-)