real axis

noun

The horizontal line in the complex plane, every point on which corresponds to a real number.

Meanings

nounreal axis (plural real axes)

plural real axes

  1. mathematicsThe horizontal line in the complex plane, every point on which corresponds to a real number.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 實軸 /实轴
  • 實軸 /实轴mathematics
Finnish reaaliakseli
  • reaaliakselimathematics
French axe réel
  • axe réelmathematics
Japanese 実軸
  • 実軸 (jitsujiku)mathematics
Korean 실축, 실수축
  • 실축 (silchuk)mathematics
  • 실수축 (silsuchuk)mathematics
Russian действительная ось
  • действительная ось (dejstvitelʹnaja osʹ)mathematics
Swedish reell axel
  • reell axelmathematics
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APA

real axis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/real%20axis

MLA

“real axis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/real%20axis. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “real axis,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/real%20axis.

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