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imaginary number

complex number that can be written as a real number multiplied by i
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Summary

imaginary number is a type of number[1]. It draws 6,216 Wikipedia views per month (type of number category, ranking #4 of 30).[2]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: complex number[3]
  • Part of: set of imaginary numbers[4]
  • Commons category: Imaginary numbers[5]
  • Opposite of: real number[6]
  • Has part(s): real number[7], imaginary unit[8]
  • Described by source: Mathwords[9], mathisfun.com dictionary[10]
  • Has characteristic: absolute value[11]
  • Different from: imaginary part[12]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[13]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics[14]
  • P14439: 001441[15]

Why It Matters

imaginary number has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 48 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 26d ago · AddyLockPool · 2026-09-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Mathworld id → ImaginaryNumber
    Described by source → Mathwords, mathisfun.com dictionary
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Mathworld id: PurelyImaginaryNumber"
  2. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Arabic ontology lexical concept id → 151073535
    Interlingual index id → i109013
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|8 */ Yso id: 23099, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
  3. 21w ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from → imaginary part
    Wordnet 3.1 synset id → 13752164-n
    Maintained by wikiproject → WikiProject Mathematics
    Subclass of → complex number
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Wordnet 3.1 synset id: 13752164-n"
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