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noun Mathematics.
the coefficient b in the complex number a + bi.
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Origin of imaginary part
First recorded in 1925–30
Words nearby imaginary part
imaginable, imaginal, imaginary, imaginary axis, imaginary number, imaginary part, imaginary runner, imaginary unit, imagination, imaginative, imagine
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How to use imaginary part in a sentence
But she went there now with no intention of posing in any imaginary part.
Daddy's Girl|L. T. MeadeYet he never once refers to the imaginary part played by Marshall in the "midnight judges" legend.
The Life of John Marshall (Volume 2 of 4)|Albert J. Beveridge
British Dictionary definitions for imaginary part
imaginary part
noun
the coefficient b in a complex number a + i b, where i = √–1
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