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Square Root of Minus One (Mlmode)
Syntax i
j
See Also complex numbers

Description
The intrinsic functions i and j can be used for the square root of minus one.

Example
If in Mlmode you enter
     [1, 1+i, 1-j]
 O-Matrix will reply
     [ (1,0) , (1,1) , (1,-1) ]
Reference
Because i and j are intrinsic functions they can be redefined by an assignment statement. If in Mlmode you enter
     i = 1;
     i
 O-Matrix will reply
     1