Complex-number Synonyms

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(mathematics) a number of the form a+bi where a and b are real numbers and i is the square root of -1
Synonyms:
  1. complex quantity
  2. imaginary-number
  3. imaginary

Complex-number Sentence Examples

  • Finally, we reach a complex number of the nth order.

  • If such a complex number is written (as usual) in the form x i e l +x 2 e 2 +...

  • Also the "unit" e l (or e,) considered as a number of the system is merely a shortened form for the complex number (+I) ei +0e2+ +oen.

  • Accordingly, the typical form for such a complex number is x+yi, and then with this notation the above-mentioned definition of multiplication is invariably adopted.

  • Chinese food seems simple at first, but it is really made up of a complex number of vegetables, meats, sauces, spices, and preserved foods that blend together to form many intricate cuisines.