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Some of Clarke’s imaginary units would eventually become real.
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Robert Hutton, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Sep. 2024
The introduction of this one new non-real number — i, the imaginary unit — launched an entirely new mathematical world to explore.
—Quanta Magazine, 25 Oct. 2018
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Robert Hutton, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Sep. 2024
The introduction of this one new non-real number — i, the imaginary unit — launched an entirely new mathematical world to explore.
—Quanta Magazine, 25 Oct. 2018
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“Imaginary unit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/imaginary%20unit. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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