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Gaussian integer

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noun Mathematics.

a complex number of the form a + bi where a and b are integers.

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Words nearby Gaussian integer

Gause's principle, gauss, Gaussian curve, Gaussian distribution, Gaussian image, Gaussian integer, Gauss law, gaussmeter, Gautama, Gauteng, Gautier

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How to use Gaussian integer in a sentence

A girl bound for college became immediately an integer with which a young man who had not yet mislaid his diploma could reckon.
A Hoosier Chronicle|Meredith Nicholson
But just before the catastrophe one man, integer vitae scelerisque purus, sees the truth.
The Longest Journey|E. M. Forster
In my former book I handled Japan as an integer, avoiding implications.
The Pacific Triangle|Sydney Greenbie
Korea might just as well be an integer of the Japanese Empire.
The Pacific Triangle|Sydney Greenbie

Hence, it is of the utmost importance that China remain an integer.
The Pacific Triangle|Sydney Greenbie