Question about Mathematics from Zamiatin.

[Alina Israeli]

No, square root of -1, know as i  is called комплéксное  
число (with a stress on e, unlike the regular use with a stress on o): http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%BF%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%81%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B5_%D1%87%D0%B8%D1%81%D0%BB% 
D0%BE

On Dec 7, 2013, at 12:46 PM, Anthony Anemone wrote:

> 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
> -- 
> Tony Anemone
> Associate Professor
> The New School
> 72 Fifth Ave, 702
> New York, NY 10011

Alina Israeli
Associate Professor of Russian
WLC, American University
4400 Massachusetts Ave.
Washington DC 20016
(202) 885-2387 	fax (202) 885-1076
aisrael at american.edu






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