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Meaning of imaginary number | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A number of the form bi, where b is any real number and i denotes the imaginary unit.
    strict-sense
  2. A number of the form a + bi, where a and b are real numbers and b is nonzero.
    broadly

Equivalents

Bosanski imaginarni broj
Català nombre imaginari
Čeština imaginární číslo
Dansk imaginært tal
Deutsch imaginäre Zahl rein imaginäre Zahl
Ελληνικά φανταστικός αριθμός
Español número imaginario
Suomi imaginääriluku
Français nombre imaginaire pur
עברית מספר מרוכב
Hrvatski imaginarni broj
Magyar imaginárius szám képzetes szám
Հայերեն կեղծ թիվ
Íslenska þvertala
日本語 虚数
한국어 허수
Nederlands imaginair getal
Polski liczba urojona
Português número imaginário número puramente imaginário
Русский мни́мое число́
Српски imaginarni broj
ไทย จำนวนจินตภาพ
Tagalog gunimbilang
Türkçe sanal sayı
Українська уя́вне число́
Tiếng Việt số ảo

Examples

“If a#61;0, then x#61;ib is called an imaginary number. The message here is that we must introduce imaginary numbers in order to be able to solve quadratic equations in general.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

imaginary part imaginary time imaginary unit Imaginate imagination imaginationalism

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