imaginary part

Definition of imaginary part

: the part of a complex number (such as 3i in 2 + 3i) that has the imaginary unit as a factor

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Recent Examples on the Web Complex numbers are made up of a real part and an imaginary part. — Quanta Magazine, "The (Imaginary) Numbers at the Edge of Reality," 25 Oct. 2018

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“Imaginary part.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/imaginary%20part. Accessed 6 December 2019.

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