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Your Friendly Neighborhood Asian
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Your Friendly Neighborhood Asian asked in Science & MathematicsMathematics · 8 months ago

[Lin Alg] Is 'i' or 'j' more popular for complex numbers?

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  • Richard
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    8 months ago
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    Usually "i" is used for the square root of -1 in most applications and equations.  BUT because electrical engineers use "i" for capacitance, they usually use the letter "j."

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