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What is the name of the type of number you get when you find square root of a negative number ?

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Unit Imaginary Number
The square root of minus one √(−1) is the "unit" Imaginary Number, the equivalent of 1 for Real Numbers. In mathematics the symbol for √(−1) is i for imaginary.
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