Complex number

number that can be put in the form a + bi, where a and b are real numbers and i is called the imaginary unit

dimensionless quantity kind, quantity kind, type of number

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A complex number can be visually represented as a pair of numbers (a, b) forming a vector on a diagram called an Argand diagram, representing the complex plane. Re is the real axis, Im is the imaginary axis, and i is the "imaginary unit", that satisfies i² = −1.

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Formula(s) and quantities

Defining Formula: $z=x+\mathrm{i}y$

$z$ symbol represents complex number

$x$ symbol represents real number

$y$ symbol represents real number

$\mathrm{i}$ symbol represents imaginary unit

Specializations

imaginary unit

References

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complex_number

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Subclasses

quaternion
number
hypercomplex number
ordered pair

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