Complex numbers - Revision history

Human: redirect and merge with singular

2007-04-26T04:45:50Z

redirect and merge with singular

Jaques at 02:18, April 14, 2007

2007-04-14T02:18:44Z

TempestHead at 20:35, March 15, 2007

2007-03-15T20:35:33Z

Zimbardo Cookie Experiment at 00:42, March 14, 2007

2007-03-14T00:42:27Z

N: Category:Mathematics

2007-03-11T10:36:52Z

Category:Mathematics

Gemberling: a + b(1^1/2) is an element of R. i = sqrt(-1)

2007-03-08T01:16:08Z

a + b(1^1/2) is an element of R. i = sqrt(-1)

JoshuaZ: ouch, pain, pain. no no no. if we can't get basic math right, how is this ever going to succeed. mein gut in himmel

2007-02-22T07:32:42Z

ouch, pain, pain. no no no. if we can't get basic math right, how is this ever going to succeed. mein gut in himmel

XPM: /* In popular culture */

2007-02-22T00:58:14Z

In popular culture

XPM at 00:57, February 22, 2007

2007-02-22T00:57:44Z

Aschlafly at 01:19, January 8, 2007

2007-01-08T01:19:56Z

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Complex numbers is a branch of mathematics based on the assumption that one can manipulate a unique, imaginary number defined as:

<math>i = \sqrt{-1}</math>

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In [[real numbers]] the square root of negative one does not exist.

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−	In [[Yvgeny Zamyatin]]'s satirical novel ''[[We (novel)\|We]]'', the narrator's psychological distress at contemplating the concept of complex numbers becomes a metaphor for the limitations of totalitarian systems of thought.
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-The complex numbers are numbers of the form <math> a + bi </math>  where <math> a </math> and <math> b </math> are real numbers and <math> i </math> is a square root of unity. The complex numbers form an [[algebraic closure|algebraicly closed]] [[field (mathematics)|field]] but do not permit a non-trivial ordering that is preserved under operations.
+The complex numbers are numbers of the form <math> a + bi </math>  where <math> a </math> and <math> b </math> are real numbers and <math> i </math> is a square root of -1. The complex numbers form an [[algebraic closure|algebraicly closed]] [[field (mathematics)|field]] but do not permit a non-trivial ordering that is preserved under operations.
 ===In popular culture===
 In [[Yvgeny Zamyatin]]'s satirical novel ''[[We (novel)|We]]'', the narrator's psychological distress at contemplating the concept of complex numbers becomes a metaphor for the limitations of totalitarian systems of thought.

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		+	In [[Yvgeny Zamyatin]]'s satirical novel ''[[We (novel)\|We]]'', the narrator's psychological distress at contemplating the concept of complex numbers becomes a metaphor for the limitations of totalitarian systems of thought.