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Definition of imaginary

Imaginary
Imaginary Im*ag"i*na*ry, a. [L. imaginarius: cf. F. imaginaire.] Existing only in imagination or fancy; not real; fancied; visionary; ideal. Wilt thou add to all the griefs I suffer Imaginary ills and fancied tortures? --Addison. Imaginary calculus See under Calculus. Imaginary expression or quantity (Alg.), an algebraic expression which involves the impossible operation of taking the square root of a negative quantity; as, [root]-9, a + b [root]-1. Imaginary points, lines, surfaces, etc. (Geom.), points, lines, surfaces, etc., imagined to exist, although by reason of certain changes of a figure they have in fact ceased to have a real existence. Syn: Ideal; fanciful; chimerical; visionary; fancied; unreal; illusive.
Imaginary
Imaginary Im*ag"i*na*ry, n. (Alg.) An imaginary expression or quantity.

Meaning of imaginary from wikipedia

- Look up imaginary in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Imaginary may refer to: Imaginary (sociology), a concept in sociology The Imaginary (psychoanalysis)...
- Imaginary is a 2024 American supernatural horror film directed and produced by Jeff Wadlow and written by Wadlow, Greg Erb, and Jason Oremland. It is...
- The imaginary unit or unit imaginary number (i) is a solution to the quadratic equation x2 + 1 = 0. Although there is no real number with this property...
- An imaginary number is a real number multiplied by the imaginary unit i, which is defined by its property i2 = −1. The square of an imaginary number bi...
- The Imaginary may refer to: The Imaginary (novel) (2014), written by A. F. Harold and illustrated by Emily Gravett The Imaginary (film) (2022), directed...
- Imaginary friends (also known as pretend friends, invisible friends or made-up friends) are a psychological and a social phenomenon where a friendship...
- An imaginary friend is an invented person, animal or character Imaginary Friend or Imaginary Friends may also refer to: Imaginary Friend (Th' Faith Healers...
- Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends is an American animated television series created by Craig McCracken for Cartoon Network. It was produced by Cartoon...
- extends the real numbers with a specific element denoted i, called the imaginary unit and satisfying the equation i2=−1{\displaystyle i^{2}=-1}; every...
- In general, an imaginary line is usually any sort of geometric line (more generally, curves) that has only an abstract definition and does not physically...