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Revision as of 19:23, 4 September 2008
Complex numbers needn't be so complex. A complex number is simply a single expression that contains both a real and an imaginary part. To review, the imaginary number j (i is also commonly used) is defined as the square root of negative one.
j = $ root(-1) $
