Is it possible to take the ith root of some number?

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And if so, could I take the ith root of i?
 
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[tex]i^{1/i}=i^{-i}=e^{-i\log i}=e^{-i\log e^{i(\pi/2+2k\pi)}}=e^{-ii(\pi/2+2k\pi)}=e^{(\pi/2+2k\pi)}[/tex]

i has infinitely many ith roots, and they are all real!