nLab imaginary unit

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Definition

The complex numbers +i+i and i-i, i.e. the two solutions xx to the equation x 2=1x^2 = -1, are the imaginary units.

A complex number of the form yiy i with yy \in \mathbb{R} a real number is called a purely imaginary number.

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