imaginary number
(mathematics) a number of the form a+bi where a and b are real numbers and i is the square root of -1 • Syn: complex number, complex quantity, imaginary • Topics: mathematics, math, maths • Hypernyms: number • Hyponyms: complex conjugate, real number, real, pure imaginary number • Part Meronyms: imaginary part, imaginary part of a complex number
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