i|mag|i|nar|y

i|mag|i|nar|y
i|mag|i|nar|y «ih MAJ uh NEHR ee», adjective, noun.
–adj.
1. existing only in the imagination; not real: »

Ghosts are imaginary. The equator is an imaginary circle around the earth.

SYNONYM(S): illusory.
2. Mathematics. of or having to do with the even root of a negative number or any expression involving such a root. √―1, 3 + √―15, √―4 = 2√―1 are imaginary numbers or expressions.
3. Obsolete. imaginative: »

My soul's imaginary sight Presents thy shadow to my sightless view (Shakespeare).

–n.
Mathematics. an imaginary number or expression.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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