imaginary part
noun
: the part of a complex number (such as 3i in 2 + 3i) that has the imaginary unit as a factor
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The new paper shows that treating the system as real requires introducing extra information that usually resides in the imaginary part of the wave function.
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Quanta Magazine, 3 Mar. 2021
In this solution, known as the Argand (or complex) plane, the location of every point is the sum of a real part for its horizontal distance and an imaginary part for its vertical distance from the origin.
—Quanta Magazine, 14 Feb. 2019
Complex numbers are made up of a real part and an imaginary part.
—Quanta Magazine, 25 Oct. 2018
Quanta Magazine, 3 Mar. 2021
In this solution, known as the Argand (or complex) plane, the location of every point is the sum of a real part for its horizontal distance and an imaginary part for its vertical distance from the origin.
—Quanta Magazine, 14 Feb. 2019
Complex numbers are made up of a real part and an imaginary part.
—Quanta Magazine, 25 Oct. 2018
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