IMAGINARY PART

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Meaning:

The part of a complex number that has the square root of -1 as a factor

Synonyms:

imaginary part; imaginary part of a complex number

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Hypernyms ("imaginary part" is a kind of...):

pure imaginary number (an imaginary number of the form a+bi where a is 0)

Holonyms ("imaginary part" is a part of...):

complex number; complex quantity; imaginary; 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)