imaginary number
noun/ɪˌmædʒɪnəri ˈnʌmbə(r)/
/ɪˌmædʒɪneri ˈnʌmbər/
(mathematics)- a number expressed as the square root of a negative number, especially the square root of -1 compare complex number, real number
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imaginary number