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imaginary part

the coefficient of the square root of negative one in a complex number as 5 in (3 + 5i): formerly, this coefficient multiplied by i was considered the imaginary part

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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