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Also, twistor space seems to play a key role, and on the twistor side everything is described by calculus with complex numbers, which is one of the most beautiful parts of mathematics.
—Quanta Magazine, 25 Sep. 2024
But complex numbers live up to their name: The set’s boundary is magnificently intricate.
—Quanta Magazine, 26 Jan. 2024
So if a proof requires an intermediate step in which, for example, there are complex numbers that may contain square roots of negative values, programming languages specialized for geometry cannot be used.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 17 Jan. 2024
Quadratic reciprocity was the inspiration, according to Conrad. Patterns that had been elusive without complex numbers now started to emerge.
—Quanta Magazine, 1 Nov. 2023
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1856, in the meaning defined above
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“Complex number.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/complex%20number. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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