complex number

Noun

Meaning

(mathematics) a number of the form a+bi where a and b are real numbers and i is the square root of -1

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

imaginary imaginary number complex quantity cardinal integer complex fraction divisor surd complex plane composite number compound number complex issue elaborate number convoluted amount
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Hypernyms

number

Hyponyms

real real number complex conjugate pure imaginary number

Examples

A complex number is constructible if and only if the real and imaginary parts are both constructible. Source: Internet

A complex number is a constructible number if its corresponding point in the Euclidean plane is constructible from the usual x- and y-coordinate axes. Source: Internet

A complex number is called computable if its real and imaginary parts are computable. Source: Internet

Although Euler was a pioneer in the theory of complex variables, he does not appear to have considered the factorial of a complex number, as instead Gauss first did. Source: Internet

All quadratic equations will have two solutions in the complex number system, but need not have any in the real number system. Source: Internet

As a Euclidean domain It is easy to see graphically that every complex number is within units of a Gaussian integer. Source: Internet

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