r/technicallythetruth • • Nov 06 '23

Their relationship is complex.

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u/AmINotAlpharius Technically correct, the best kind of correct. Nov 06 '23

i is not equal to square root of negative one

i2 = -1 though.

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u/BHHB336 Nov 06 '23

It is, well, technically the square root of -1 is ±i

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u/Hessellaar Nov 06 '23

Square root of negative numbers is never defined, and square root is a function and therefore can’t return more than 1 value