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Old term for a [[complex number]], of the form <math>A + Bi</math>, containing a [[real part]] (A) and an [[imaginary part]] (B), where <math>i^2 = -1</math>.
 
In mathematics, a [[complex number]] whose square is a negative real number, or (sometimes) more generally a non-real complex number.

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In mathematics, a complex number whose square is a negative real number, or (sometimes) more generally a non-real complex number.