pure imaginary number

pure imaginary number
a complex number of the form iy where y is a real number and i = sqrt(-1);.

* * *


Universalium. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • pure imaginary number — noun an imaginary number of the form a+bi where a is 0 • Hypernyms: ↑complex number, ↑complex quantity, ↑imaginary number, ↑imaginary • Hyponyms: ↑imaginary part, ↑imaginary part of a complex number * * * Math …   Useful english dictionary

  • imaginary number — n. a complex number in the form a + bi where b is not zero: when a is zero, it is a pure imaginary number …   English World dictionary

  • imaginary number — noun (mathematics) a number of the form a+bi where a and b are real numbers and i is the square root of 1 • Syn: ↑complex number, ↑complex quantity, ↑imaginary • Topics: ↑mathematics, ↑math, ↑maths …   Useful english dictionary

  • imaginary number — Math. Also called imaginary, pure imaginary number. a complex number having its real part equal to zero. [1905 10] * * * Any number of the form a + bi where a and b are real numbers, i is the square root of 1, and b is not zero. If a is zero, the …   Universalium

  • pure imaginary — noun Date: 1947 a complex number that is solely the product of a real number other than zero and the imaginary unit • pure imaginary adjective …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • imaginary number — noun Date: circa 1911 a complex number (as 2 + 3i) in which the coefficient of the imaginary unit is not zero called also imaginary compare pure imaginary …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • pure imaginary — noun : a complex number of the form ai where a is any real number and i=√‒̅1 …   Useful english dictionary

  • imaginary part — noun the part of a complex number that has the square root of 1 as a factor • Syn: ↑imaginary part of a complex number • Hypernyms: ↑pure imaginary number • Part Holonyms: ↑complex number, ↑complex quantity, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • imaginary part of a complex number — noun the part of a complex number that has the square root of 1 as a factor • Syn: ↑imaginary part • Hypernyms: ↑pure imaginary number • Part Holonyms: ↑complex number, ↑complex quantity, ↑imaginary number, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • number — numberable, adj. numberer, n. /num beuhr/, n. 1. a numeral or group of numerals. 2. the sum, total, count, or aggregate of a collection of units, or the like: A number of people were hurt in the accident. The number of homeless children in the… …   Universalium

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”