IMAGINARYNUMBER

Imaginary number

An imaginary number is a number that can be written as a real number multiplied by the imaginary unit, which is defined by its property . The square of an imaginary number is -b2. For example, is an imaginary number, and its square is −25. Except for 0, imaginary numbers produce negative real numbers when squared.

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imaginary number

Noun

  1. A number of the form ai, where a is a real number and i the imaginary unit


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