Atlas Autocode included a complex data type which would support complex numbers (which use the square root of -1), partly because of pressure from the electrical engineering department, as complex numbers are used to represent the behavior of alternating current.
Atlas Autocode included a complex data type partly because of pressure from the electrical engineering department. Complex numbers are used to represent the behavior of alternating current. This complex data type would support complex numbers (which use the square root of -1).