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The square root of − 1 is called The imaginary unit or unit imaginary number . The term "imaginary" is used because there is no real number having a negative square.
This imaginary unit , denoted as i , is a mathematical concept which extends the real number system R to the complex number system C , which in turn provides at least one root for every polynomial P ( x )
Note : The imaginary unit's core property is that i 2 = − 1