Question about Mathematics from Zamiatin.

[Anthony Anemone]

Dear colleagues,

I'm puzzled about Zamaitin's usage of иррациональный when referring to the
square root of -1.  As far as I understand math terminology in English (not
that far!), wouldn't that be an imaginary number?  Perhaps terminology in
Russian is different?

Thanks!

Tony
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Tony Anemone
Associate Professor
The New School
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New York, NY 10011

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