If a#61;0, then x#61;ib is called an imaginary number. The message here is that we must introduce imaginary numbers in order to be able to solve quadratic equations in general.
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Imaginary number
Synonyms for "imaginary number" (11 found)
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5 translations across 4 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- компле́ксно число́ noun (number of the form a + bi, with b ≠ 0)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 虛數 /虚数 noun (number of the form a + bi, with b ≠ 0)
Finnish
2 entries- imaginaariluku noun (number of the form a + bi, with b ≠ 0)
- imaginääriluku noun (number of the form a + bi, with b ≠ 0)
French
1 entries- nombre imaginaire noun (number of the form a + bi, with b ≠ 0)
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