IMAGINARYUNIT

Imaginary unit

The imaginary unit or unit imaginary number, denoted as '', is a mathematical concept which extends the real number system to the complex number system, which in turn provides at least one root for every polynomial . The imaginary unit's core property is that . The term "imaginary" is used because there is no real number having a negative square.

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imaginary unit

Noun

  1. A complex number, usually denoted with i, that is defined as <math>i^2 = -1</math>


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