complex number
Plural
complex numbers
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a number that has both a real part and a part involving a unit that, when squared, gives a negative result
- Multiplying a complex number by its conjugate results in a real number.
- Operations with complex numbers follow specific rules different from those of real numbers.
- Complex numbers are used extensively in electrical engineering to analyze AC circuits.
- Graphically, complex numbers can be represented on the complex plane with the x-axis as the real part and the y-axis as the imaginary part.