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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: | + | #REDIRECT [[Complex number]] |
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| − | <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 popular culture==
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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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