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IMAGINARY PART OF A COMPLEX NUMBER
I. (noun)
Sense 1
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 of a complex number" is a kind of...):
pure imaginary number (an imaginary number of the form a+bi where a is 0)
Holonyms ("imaginary part of a complex number" 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)