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Definition of Complex quantity
1. Noun. (mathematics) a number of the form a+bi where a and b are real numbers and i is the square root of -1.
Category relationships: Math, Mathematics, Maths
Generic synonyms: Number
Specialized synonyms: Complex Conjugate, Real, Real Number, Pure Imaginary Number
Terms within: Imaginary Part, Imaginary Part Of A Complex Number
Lexicographical Neighbors of Complex Quantity
Literary usage of Complex quantity
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Algebra: An Elementary Text-book, for the Higher Classes of Secondary by George Chrystal (1904)
"Wo thus have a doubly infinite series of complex quantity. ... student should
note at the outset this double character of complex quantity, on account of ..."
2. The Elements of Physics: A College Text-book by Edward Leamington Nichols, William Suddards Franklin (1898)
"For such purposes all complex quantity must be degraded to scalars, and the scheme
made use of in this degradation must be kept in mind. ..."
3. An Elementary Treatise on the Differential Calculus Founded on the Method of by William Woolsey Johnson (1904)
"The complex quantity x — iy is called the conjugate of X -\- iy. ... The complex
quantity cos 0 + tsin 0, of which the modulus is unity, is called a complex ..."
4. Theory of Functions of a Complex Variable by Heinrich Burkhardt (1913)
"Preliminary Investigation of the Change of Amplitude of a Continuously Changing
complex quantity Before studying many-valued functions of a complex variable ..."
5. Elements of the Theory of Functions of a Complex Variable: With Especial by Heinrich Durège (1896)
"But as long as both x and y vary continuously, z is also called a continuous
variable complex quantity. Even the consideration of real variables and their ..."
6. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1899)
"But "the introduction of the complex quantity of ordinary algebra, an entity which
... The complex quantity first arises in analysis in the solution of the ..."
7. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1899)
"But "the introduction of the complex quantity of ordinary algebra, an entity which
... The complex quantity first arises in analysis in the solution of the ..."
8. The Elements of Electrical Engineering: A Text Book for Technical Schools by William Suddards Franklin, William Esty (1908)
"This difficulty X Axis of reference is greatly reduced by the use of complex
quantity, inasmuch as in this case the initial equations for the solution of a ..."
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