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imaginary units

imaginary units is the plural of imaginary unit.

Meaning of imaginary unit

Noun

imaginary unit (plural imaginary units)

  1. (quaternion theory) An imaginary number (in the case of complex numbers, usually denoted i) that is defined as a solution to the equation x²=-1.
    • In Section 4.3 we introduced the imaginary unit i with (i)²#61;-1, in the complex space domain. In section 4.4 we introduced the complex unit j with (j)²#61;-1, in connection with the time dependency of the shape (4.4.16) of the swimming profile. These different imaginary units have no interaction...2013, J. A. Sparenberg, Hydrodynamic Propulsion and Its Optimization, Springer, page 183

Questions about imaginary units

What is imaginary units the plural of?
Imaginary units is the plural of imaginary unit.

Words near imaginary units in the dictionary

  1. imaginary part
  2. imaginary parts
  3. imaginary time
  4. imaginary times
  5. imaginary unit
  6. imaginary units
  7. imaginate
  8. imagination
  9. imaginational
  10. imaginationalism
  11. imaginationless

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