IEVref:102-02-12ID:
Language:enStatus: Standard
Term: imaginary part
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Definition: the part b of a complex number c=a+jb MathType@MTEF@5@5@+= feaagKart1ev2aqatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbbjxAHX garuavP1wzZbItLDhis9wBH5garmWu51MyVXgarqqtubsr4rNCHbGe aGqk0di9Wr=fpeei0di9v8qiW7rqqrVepeea0xe9LqFf0xc9q8qqaq Fn0lXdHiVcFbIOFHK8Feea0dXdar=Jb9hs0dXdHuk9fr=xfr=xfrpe WZqaaeaaciWacmGadaGadeaabaGaaqaaaOqaaiaadogacqGH9aqpca WGHbGaey4kaSIaaiOAaiaadkgaaaa@3E58@ , where a and b are real numbers

Note 1 to entry: The imaginary part of a complex number c is denoted by Im c MathType@MTEF@5@5@+= feaagKart1ev2aqatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbbjxAHX garuavP1wzZbItLDhis9wBH5garmWu51MyVXgarqqtubsr4rNCHbGe aGqk0di9Wr=fpeei0di9v8qiW7rqqrVepeea0xe9LqFf0xc9q8qqaq Fn0lXdHiVcFbIOFHK8Feea0dXdar=Jb9hs0dXdHuk9fr=xfr=xfrpe WZqaaeaaciWacmGadaGadeaabaGaaqaaaOqaaKqzGeGaaeysaiaac2 gacaaMe8UccaWGJbaaaa@3D98@ (where I is an uppercase i) or sometimes by c″ in electrotechnology.

Note 2 to entry: The concept of imaginary part may be applied to complex scalar, vector or tensor quantities or to matrices of complex elements.


Publication date:2008-08
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