imaginary number
Noun
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Noun
imaginary number (plural imaginary numbers)
- (complex analysis, strict sense) A number of the form bi, where b is any real number and i denotes the imaginary unit.
- 2008, Donald A. McQuarrie, Mathematics for Physical Chemistry: Opening Doors, University Science Books, page 54 ↗,
- If a = 0, then x = ib is called an imaginary number. The message here is that we must introduce imaginary numbers in order to be able to solve quadratic equations in general.
- 2008, Donald A. McQuarrie, Mathematics for Physical Chemistry: Opening Doors, University Science Books, page 54 ↗,
- (complex analysis, broad sense) A number of the form a + bi, where a and b are real numbers and b is nonzero.
- (senso stricto) purely imaginary number
- French: nombre imaginaire pur
- German: rein imaginäre Zahl, imaginäre Zahl (senso stricto)
- Portuguese: número imaginário, número puramente imaginário
- Russian: мни́мое чи́сло
- Spanish: número imaginario
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