What does "complex number" mean?

A number of the form a + bi, where a and b are real numbers and i denotes the imaginary unit.

Complex number

Common synonyms include: cardinal, complex quantity, complexes, fraction, imaginary, imaginary number.

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Noun

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A number of the form a + bi, where a and b are real numbers and i denotes the imaginary unit.
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(mathematics) a number of the form a+bi where a and b are real numbers and i is the square root of -1 wordnet