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(Where the overline over "a+bi" refers to the [[complex conjugate]].)
 
The norm is [[completely multiplicative function|multiplicative]], since the (Euclidean) norm of complex numbers is multiplicative, i.e., one has
 
:<math>N(z\cdot w) = N(z)\cdot N(w).</math>
 
The latter can also be verified by a straightforward check. The [[unit (ring theory)|unit]]s of '''Z'''[''i''] are therefore precisely those elements with norm 1, i.e. the elements 1, &minus;1, ''i'' and &minus;''i''.
 
==As a principal ideal ___domain==