real part

[ ree-uhl, reel ]

noun

, Mathematics.

1. the number a in the complex number a + bi.

real part

noun

1. the term a in a complex number a + i b , where i = √–1

Word History and Origins

Origin of real part¹

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

Was the girl going away any real part of the strength and beauty of the old Sparrow place?

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A few days later an event occurred which opened the eyes of the Germans to Prussia's real part in the destinies of Germany.

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And yet the real part of him, of course, I have left untouched, for it is both indescribable and un-get-atable.

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Not without Him, and not without us; the two together; but always His the far greater part--indeed, the real part.

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Smaller forces operating in Upper Alsace played little real part in the operations.

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