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what does the itallic 'i' mean?

 Sep 14, 2014

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i can just be a pronumeral like any other but it can also mean

 

$$i=\sqrt{-1}$$

 

Noe this has no real solutions - you cannot find the square root of a negative number but there are other numbers called imaginary or complex numbers.  i is the basis of that number system.   

 Sep 14, 2014
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i can just be a pronumeral like any other but it can also mean

 

$$i=\sqrt{-1}$$

 

Noe this has no real solutions - you cannot find the square root of a negative number but there are other numbers called imaginary or complex numbers.  i is the basis of that number system.   

Melody Sep 14, 2014

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