NOUN | quantity | imaginary number, complex number, complex quantity, imaginary | (mathematics) a number of the form a+bi where a and b are real numbers and i is the square root of -1 |
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Meaning | (mathematics) a number of the form a+bi where a and b are real numbers and i is the square root of -1. | |
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Synonyms | complex number, complex quantity, imaginary | |
Category | mathematics, math, maths | A science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic / logic of quantity and shape and arrangement |
Parts | imaginary part, imaginary part of a complex number | The part of a complex number that has the square root of -1 as a factor |
Narrower | complex conjugate | Either of two complex numbers whose real parts are identical and whose imaginary parts differ only in sign |
pure imaginary number | An imaginary number of the form a+bi where a is 0 | |
real number, real | Any rational or irrational number | |
Broader | number | A concept of quantity involving zero and units |
Spanish | número complejo, número imaginario | |
Catalan | nombre complex, nombre imaginari |
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