imaginary number

Questions about imaginary number

What is another word for imaginary number?

It depends which imaginary number you mean. In the sense “(mathematics) a number of the form a+bi where a and b are real numbers and i is the square root of -1”, the synonyms are complex number, complex quantity, imaginary. Across all 1 sense there are 3 distinct synonyms, and they are not interchangeable with each other — this page lists them under the sense each one belongs to.

What is the opposite of imaginary number?

WordNet records no antonym for imaginary number. Antonymy in WordNet is a relation between specific word forms rather than between concepts, so it is recorded only where lexicographers judged the pairing direct. An absence here means none was recorded, not that none can be imagined.

Where do the synonyms for imaginary number come from?

From Princeton University's WordNet, a lexical database maintained by lexicographers since 1985. A synonym here means a word form that shares a synset with this word — a set of forms interchangeable in one recorded context. Nothing on this page is generated by a language model.

Other views of imaginary number

• Full entry for imaginary numberAll 1 sense, with examples, usage labels, syllables and pronunciation.
• Rhymes for imaginary numberWhether this word can be rhymed at all — it is not in the pronouncing dictionary.
• Thesaurus homeHow WordNet synsets work, and the collections built for synonym work.