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
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complex number

Summary

complex number is a type of number[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of type_of_number entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,900 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • complex number's instance of is recorded as type of number[3].
  • complex number was followed by quaternion[4].
  • complex number is a type of quaternion[5].
  • complex number is a type of number[6].
  • complex number is a type of hypercomplex number[7].
  • complex number is a type of ordered pair[8].
  • complex number is part of set of complex numbers[9].
  • complex number's Commons category is recorded as Complex numbers[10].
  • complex number is the opposite of real number[11].
  • complex number comprises imaginary unit[12].
  • complex number comprises real number[13].
  • complex number comprises real part[14].
  • complex number comprises imaginary part[15].
  • complex number's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Complex numbers[16].
  • complex number's facet of is recorded as dyad[17].
  • complex number's described by source is recorded as Nordisk familjebok[18].
  • complex number's described by source is recorded as New Encyclopedic Dictionary[19].
  • complex number's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[20].
  • complex number's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[21].
  • complex number's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://math.stackexchange.com/tags/complex-numbers[22].
  • complex number's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://physics.stackexchange.com/tags/complex-numbers[23].
  • complex number's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://matheducators.stackexchange.com/tags/complex-numbers[24].
  • complex number's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://mathematica.stackexchange.com/tags/complex[25].
  • complex number's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://dsp.stackexchange.com/tags/complex[26].
  • complex number's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stats.stackexchange.com/tags/complex-numbers[27].

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Definition and Type

complex number's instance of is recorded as type of number[3]. Recorded subclass of include quaternion[5], number[6], hypercomplex number[7], and ordered pair[8]. It is the opposite of real number[11].

Use and Application

Components include imaginary unit[12], a mathematical constant[28]; real number[13], a type of number[29]; real part[14], a continuous function[30]; and imaginary part[15], a real-valued function[31]. complex number is part of set of complex numbers[9].

Why It Matters

complex number ranks in the top 3% of type_of_number entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,900 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

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  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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