split-complex number

noun

An element of the two-dimensional algebra over the field of real numbers which contains an element ȷ ≠ 1 satisfying ȷ² = 1.

Meanings

nounsplit-complex number (plural split-complex numbers)

plural split-complex numbers

  1. mathematicsAn element of the two-dimensional algebra over the field of real numbers which contains an element ȷ ≠ 1 satisfying ȷ² = 1.

    Synonyms: double number, hyperbolic number, perplex number

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn element of the two-dimensional algebra over the field of real numbers which contains an element ȷ ≠ 1 satisfying ȷ² = 1.

Translations

Polish liczba podwójna
  • liczba podwójnaelement of a two-dimensional algebra over reals
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