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From: depolo@eniac.seas.upenn.edu (Jeff DePolo)
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Subject: Re: Why sqrt(-1)=j and not sqrt(-1)=i
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Date: 1 May 91 14:58:27 GMT
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In article <1139@helps.cactus.org> jhoward@helps.cactus.org (James Howard) writes:
>In math the sqrt(-1) is representated by the letter i.  In electronics
>why is the letter j used to represent the square root of -1?

The way I heard it, it's to keep EE's from confusing it with current (I).

							--- Jeff

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