Imaginary Part (Noun)
Meaning
The part of a complex number that has the square root of -1 as a factor.
Classification
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure.
Examples
- The imaginary part of the complex number is multiplied by the square root of -1 to separate it from the real part.
- In mathematics, the imaginary part of a complex number is often represented by the variable 'y'.
- The imaginary part of the complex number is used to extend the real number system to the complex number system.
- To simplify the complex number, we need to separate the real part from the imaginary part.
- The imaginary part of the complex number is used to represent quantities that cannot be expressed on the real number line.