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IEVref:102-02-17ID:
Language:enStatus: Standard
Term: argument, <of a complex number>
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Definition: for a non-zero complex number c, the real number φ restricted to π<φπ, such that c=|c|ejφ

Note 1 to entry: The argument argc of the complex number c=a+jb=|c|ejφ is equal to:
arccos(a/a2+b2) if b0 and arccos(a/a2+b2) if b<0, where 0arccosxπ.
It is not defined if a=b=0.

Note 2 to entry: The concept of argument may be applied to complex scalar quantities.


Publication date:2008-08
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Internal notes:2017-02-20: Editorial revisions in accordance with the information provided in C00019 (IEV 102) - evaluation. JGO
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