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I want a "Powers of <math>i</math>" documentary. [[Special:Contributions/172.68.132.95|172.68.132.95]] 08:21, 27 February 2019 (UTC)
 
I want a "Powers of <math>i</math>" documentary. [[Special:Contributions/172.68.132.95|172.68.132.95]] 08:21, 27 February 2019 (UTC)
      Basiclly it will in each iteration rotate image 90 degrees. /* <math>
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:Basiclly it will in each iteration rotate image 90 degrees. /* <math>
           i^2 == -1 ,
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           i^2 = -1 ,
           i^3 == -i ,
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           i^3 = -i ,
           i^4 == 1  ,
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           i^4 = 1  ,
           i^5 == i  ...</math>
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           i^5 = i  ...</math>
      Ans so on */ [[Special:Contributions/172.69.55.52|172.69.55.52]] 09:27, 4 July 2019 (UTC)
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:Ans so on */ [[Special:Contributions/172.69.55.52|172.69.55.52]] 09:28, 4 July 2019 (UTC)
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::What about a "Powers of 2i" documentary? [[User:ColorfulGalaxy|ColorfulGalaxy]] ([[User talk:ColorfulGalaxy|talk]]) 08:59, 13 December 2022 (UTC)
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Is it a coincidence, that this is selected for comic 271, while 2, 7 and 1 are the first digits of "e", which is also a very common base in Exponentiation? --[[User:Lupo|Lupo]] ([[User talk:Lupo|talk]]) 14:02, 11 December 2019 (UTC)
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I once remember seeing someone wrongly saying "one to the fourth power" instead of "ten to the fourth power",{{cn}} probably on a show or a movie. I don't remember the name of the show. Edit: It may be cited on Numberphile. --[[User:ColorfulGalaxy|ColorfulGalaxy]] ([[User talk:ColorfulGalaxy|talk]]) 08:59, 13 December 2022 (UTC)

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I got the math joke but did not know about the documentary, very interesting. 184.66.160.91 04:26, 27 August 2013 (UTC)

I want a "Powers of i" documentary. 172.68.132.95 08:21, 27 February 2019 (UTC)

Basiclly it will in each iteration rotate image 90 degrees. /* 
          i^2 = -1 ,
          i^3 = -i ,
          i^4 = 1  ,
          i^5 = i  ...
Ans so on */ 172.69.55.52 09:28, 4 July 2019 (UTC)
What about a "Powers of 2i" documentary? ColorfulGalaxy (talk) 08:59, 13 December 2022 (UTC)

Is it a coincidence, that this is selected for comic 271, while 2, 7 and 1 are the first digits of "e", which is also a very common base in Exponentiation? --Lupo (talk) 14:02, 11 December 2019 (UTC)

I once remember seeing someone wrongly saying "one to the fourth power" instead of "ten to the fourth power",[citation needed] probably on a show or a movie. I don't remember the name of the show. Edit: It may be cited on Numberphile. --ColorfulGalaxy (talk) 08:59, 13 December 2022 (UTC)