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In which year did Leonhard Euler introduced the symbol "i" to represent the square root of -1 ?
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The letter "i" as a designation of the element from -1 was proposed by Leonhard Euler in 1777. Later, from 1801, this designation was popularized by Carl Friedrich Gauss. Currently, it is the most commonly used symbol of the imaginary unit.
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W którym roku został wprowadzony symbol "i", jako oznaczenie pierwiastka z -1?
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1666
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1888
Potrzeba używania w obliczeniach pierwiastka z -1 pojawiała się w matematyce już co najmniej w XVI wieku, np. w pracach Rafaela Bombelliego. Literę "i" jako oznaczenie pierwiastka z -1 zaproponował Leonhard Euler w roku 1777. Później, począwszy od roku 1801, oznaczenie to rozpropagował Carl Friedrich Gauss. Obecnie jest to najbardziej powszechnie stosowany symbol jednostki urojonej.
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