Answer by tmonteil for Computing $i^4$ yields $1$, but it's not the same $1$...
Since `I^4` is a symblic expression, `I^4 == 1` is also a symbolic expression: sage: expr = (I^4 == 1) sage: expr.parent() Symbolic Ring You can evaluate it by typing: sage: bool(I^4 == 1) True But...
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Computing $i^4$ yields $1$, but it's not the same $1$ as when I type $1$. Compare these two evaluations: sage: I^4 == 1 1 == 1 sage: I^2 == 1 -1 == 1 I would have expected the first to yield `True` and...
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