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Tim Davis wrote:
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> The variables i and j have been used since time immemorial
> as matrix row and column indices.  Stick with standard
> mathematical notation and use them as such.
> 
> I personally think that the choice made, a long while back,
> to use "i" as sqrt(-1) was a mistake.

But 'i' (and 'j') have been used since time immemorial as as sqrt(-1) so 
TMW simply stuck w/ standard mathematical notation.  :)

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