imaginary unit

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noun Mathematics.

the complex number i.

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TAKE JOY IN ACING THIS QUIZ ON “PRIDE” SYNONYMS

Hold your head up high as you embark on this quiz that explores some of the synonyms and meanings of “pride.”

Question 1 of 7

What does "dignity" mean?

Origin of imaginary unit

First recorded in 1905–10

“Stay in formation,” a sergeant from the ceremonial unit said over a public address system to the cops along the street.
Funeral Protest Is Too Much for NYPD Union Boss|Michael Daly|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
My father was in an intelligence unit for the U.S. Navy, as he had been in World War II.
The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile|Robert Ward|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Bitcoin began 2013 with a roaring price of $770 per unit, and businesses right and left were converting to the ethereal product.
You Were Wrong About Miley & Bitcoin: 2014’s Failed Predictions|Nina Strochlic|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They then become members of the ultra elite Unit 121, granted premium housing and a well-stocked cupboard.
Inside the ‘Surprisingly Great’ North Korean Hacker Hotel|Michael Daly|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The unit is used to attack foreign networks, and either it or a sister organization was involved in the Sony hack.
U.S. Should Make North Korea Pay for Sony Hack|Gordon G. Chang|December 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He was continually presenting innumerable imaginary fivers to little people.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
As a fighting unit they are on their last legs and when they will be set upon their feet again Lord K. knows.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
And then at last the man himself took to forgetting the imaginary writer and poured out words of love, warm, true, and passionate.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke
It is the fate of all authors or chroniclers to create imaginary friends, and lose them in the course of art.
The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, v. 2(of 2)|Charles Dickens
He believed in demons, spirits, and dragons, and in nearly every house were idols in honour of the imaginary deities.
Our Little Korean Cousin|H. Lee M. Pike