imaginary number

imaginary number
Also called imaginary, pure imaginary number. a complex number having its real part equal to zero.
[1905-10]

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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 number is called a pure imaginary number. See also complex number.

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      any product of the form ai, in which a is a real number and i is the imaginary unit defined as √(−1) . See numerals and numeral systems.

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