Cardano acknowledged the existence of what for the first time?
Imaginary numbers
Square numbers
Negative numbers
Zero
Answer
The first recorded acknowledgment of the existence of imaginary numbers was made by Italian mathematician Gerolamo Cardano in 1545. Cardano used the term "imaginary" to describe numbers that did not have real square roots, such as the square root of negative one. He also developed a method for solving cubic equations that involved the use of imaginary numbers.
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