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<div><h1>ii -- the square root of -1</h1>
<div class="single"><h2>Synopsis</h2>
<ul><li><div class="list"><dl class="element"><dt class="heading">Usage: </dt><dd class="value"><div><tt>ii</tt></div>
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<li><div class="single">Outputs:<ul><li><span><span>a <a href="___C__C.html">complex number</a></span>, the square root of -1, converted to a numeric value of the correct precision, when necessary.</span></li>
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<div class="single"><h2>Description</h2>
<div><table class="examples"><tr><td><pre>i1 : ii
o1 = ii
o1 : Constant</pre>
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<tr><td><pre>i2 : ii+1p100
o2 = 1+ii
o2 : CC (of precision 100)</pre>
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<tr><td><pre>i3 : numeric ii
o3 = ii
o3 : CC (of precision 53)</pre>
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<tr><td><pre>i4 : numeric_100 ii
o4 = ii
o4 : CC (of precision 100)</pre>
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Here is the simplest way to convert ii to a numeric value:<table class="examples"><tr><td><pre>i5 : +ii
o5 = ii
o5 : CC (of precision 53)</pre>
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<div class="single"><h2>See also</h2>
<ul><li><span><a href="_numeric.html" title="convert to floating point">numeric</a> -- convert to floating point</span></li>
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<div class="waystouse"><h2>For the programmer</h2>
<p>The object <a href="_ii.html" title="the square root of -1">ii</a> is <span>an object of class <a href="___Constant.html" title="">Constant</a></span>.</p>
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