- imaginary numbers
- imaginary numbers or imaginary quantities plural nounNon-existent quantities involving the square roots of negative quantities• • •Main Entry: ↑imagine
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imaginary — ► ADJECTIVE 1) existing only in the imagination. 2) Mathematics expressed in terms of the square root of 1 (represented by i or j): imaginary numbers. DERIVATIVES imaginarily adverb … English terms dictionary
imaginary quantities — imaginary numbers or imaginary quantities plural noun Non existent quantities involving the square roots of negative quantities • • • Main Entry: ↑imagine … Useful english dictionary
Imaginary number — In mathematics, an imaginary number (or purely imaginary number) is a complex number whose squared value is a real number not greater than zero.Ahlfors, Lars V. Complex Analysis. 3rd Ed. New York: McGraw Hill, 1979. Pages 1 4.] The imaginary unit … Wikipedia
Imaginary unit — i in the complex or cartesian plane; real numbers fall on the horizontal axis, and imaginary numbers fall on the vertical axis In mathematics, the imaginary unit allows the real number system ℝ to be extended to the complex number system ℂ, which … Wikipedia
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imaginary number — noun (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 … Useful english dictionary
imaginary number — Math. Also called imaginary, pure imaginary number. a complex number having its real part equal to zero. [1905 10] * * * Any number of the form a + bi where a and b are real numbers, i is the square root of 1, and b is not zero. If a is zero, the … Universalium
Imaginary calculus — Calculus Cal cu*lus, n.; pl. {Calculi}. [L, calculus. See {Calculate}, and {Calcule}.] 1. (Med.) Any solid concretion, formed in any part of the body, but most frequent in the organs that act as reservoirs, and in the passages connected with… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Quater-imaginary base — The quater imaginary numeral system was first proposed by Donald Knuth in 1955, in a submission to a high school science talent search. It is a non standard positional numeral system which uses the imaginary number, 2 i , as its base. By analogy… … Wikipedia
complex numbers — number which is a combination of real and imaginary numbers, non concrete numbers (Mathematics) … English contemporary dictionary
