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imaginary numberTerm often used to describe the non-real element of a complex number. For the complex number (a + ib), ib is the imaginary number where i = √(−1), and b any real number. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Mathematical achievements such as concepts of irrational numbers, imaginary numbers, the infinitesimal, the fourth dimension, periodic space, and more are explored in terms accessible to lay readers, and their intersection with art, literature, philosophy, and physics among other disciplines is laid bare. Pappas delivers a new way to enjoy and learn some sublimely abstract notions, such as tessellations, fractals, googols, imaginary numbers, and much more. An econometrist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, he cites papers proposing that prices can be negative or can incorporate so-called imaginary numbers, based on the square root of negative one. |
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