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Noun: imaginary part
  1. The part of a complex number that has the square root of -1 as a factor
    "In the complex number 3+2i, the imaginary part is 2i";
    - imaginary part of a complex number

Derived forms: imaginary parts

Type of: pure imaginary number

Part of: complex number, complex quantity, imaginary, imaginary number

Encyclopedia: Imaginary part