J

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English

See also J

Noun

J or j

  1. The tenth letter of the English alphabet.
  2. (slang{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}) A term for a marijuana cigarette ('joint').
    "I went outside to smoke myself a 'J'" — Paul Simon, from the song "Late in the Evening" from the album, "One Trick Pony."

j or j

  1. (mathematics{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}) An alternative version of i, the positive square root of -1; used in the context of electronics.
  2. (mathematics{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}) The second unit vector, after i

de:j eu:j fr:j gl:j ko:j ia:j nl:j ja:j pl:j fi:j

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