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Reals with an extra square root of +1 adjoined

In algebra, a split-complex number is based on a hyperbolic unit j satisfying, where. A split-complex number has two real number components x and y, and is written The conjugate of z is Since the product of a number z with its conjugate is an isotropic quadratic form. Wikipedia →

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Noun An element of the two-dimensional algebra over the field of real numbers which contains an element ȷ ≠ 1 satisfying ȷ² = 1.

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