i
Translingual
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Etymology 1
Lower case variation of upper case (I), from (etyl) letter .
Letter
The ninth letter of the .
The letter i with a tittle or dot above, in both the upper case and the lower case versions.
See also
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Latn-script)
Derived symbols
* j
* — IPA
* — Turkish
Similar and related symbols
* — Greek
* — Cyrillic I, used in Belarusian and Ukrainian
* — Cyrillic palochka, used in the Caucasian languages
* — Arabic (alif)
* — Arabic numeral
* — Cherokee (IPA: ??) (SAMPA: @~)
* — Runic
* — IPA
Etymology 2
* abbreviation of (imaginary)
* abbreviation of (index)
Symbol
(Close front unrounded vowel)
(head)
The imaginary unit; a fixed square root of -1. Graphically, i is shown on the vertical (y-axis) plane.
The current flow in a circuit in amperes.
A common variable name representing a generic index, especially in loops.
close front unrounded vowel.
Synonyms
* j
* j
Etymology 3
Lower case form of upper case roman numeral I, apparently derived from the shape of a notch scored across a tally stick.
Alternative forms
* I,
Cardinal number
cardinal number one.
See also
* Next: ii (2)
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See also
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Image:Latin I.png, Capital and lowercase versions of I , in normal and italic type
Image:Fraktur letter I.png, Uppercase and lowercase I in Fraktur
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