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A field extension E/F is called simple if `E = F(alpha)` for some `alpha in E`. In other words, E can be obtained by adjoining a single element `alpha` to F. Is `CC` a simple extension of the real numbers `RR` such that `CC = RR(i) , i^2 = -1` ?