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purely imaginary

purely imaginary adjective: of a number, having real part equal to zero.

Adjective

purely imaginary (not comparable)

  1. Of a number, having real part equal to zero.

Questions about purely imaginary

What does purely imaginary mean?
Purely imaginary means of a number, having real part equal to zero.
What part of speech is purely imaginary?
Purely imaginary is an adjective.

Words near purely imaginary in the dictionary

  1. purehearted
  2. Pureiromba
  3. purell
  4. purely
  5. purely and simply
  6. purely imaginary
  7. purely imaginary number
  8. purely imaginary numbers
  9. pureness
  10. purenesses
  11. Purepecha

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