purely imaginary number

noun

An imaginary number.

Meanings

nounpurely imaginary number (plural purely imaginary numbers)

plural purely imaginary numbers

  1. complex analysisAn imaginary number.

    Synonyms: pure imaginary number

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn imaginary number.

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