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i·mag·i·nar·y  (-mj-nr)
adj.
1. Having existence only in the imagination; unreal.
2. Mathematics
a. Of or being the coefficient of the imaginary unit in a complex number.
b. Of, involving, or being an imaginary number.
c. Involving only a complex number of which the real part is zero.
n. pl. i·mag·i·nar·ies Mathematics
An imaginary number.

i·magi·nari·ly adv.
i·magi·nari·ness n.

imaginary [ɪˈmædʒɪnərɪ -dʒɪnrɪ]
adj
1. existing in the imagination; unreal; illusory
2. (Mathematics) Maths involving or containing imaginary numbers. The imaginary part of a complex number, z, is usually written Imz
imaginarily  adv
imaginariness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.imaginary - (mathematics) a number of the form a+bi where a and b are real numbers and i is the square root of -1
math, mathematics, maths - a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement
number - a concept of quantity involving zero and units; "every number has a unique position in the sequence"
complex conjugate - either of two complex numbers whose real parts are identical and whose imaginary parts differ only in sign
real, real number - any rational or irrational number
pure imaginary number - an imaginary number of the form a+bi where a is 0
imaginary part, imaginary part of a complex number - the part of a complex number that has the square root of -1 as a factor
Adj.1.imaginary - not based on fact; unreal; "the falsehood about some fanciful secret treaties"- F.D.Roosevelt; "a small child's imaginary friends"; "to create a notional world for oneself"
unreal - lacking in reality or substance or genuineness; not corresponding to acknowledged facts or criteria; "ghosts and other unreal entities"; "unreal propaganda serving as news"

imaginary
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imaginary [ɪˈmædʒɪnərɪ] ADJimaginario

imaginary [ɪˈmædʒɪnəri] adjimaginaire

imaginary
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imaginary [ɪˈmædʒɪnrɪ] adjimmaginario/a
imaginary [ɪˈmædʒɪnrɪ] adjimmaginario/a

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The desire for imaginary benefits often involves the loss of present blessings.
The master-trainer walked out of the rope square, stepped forward to an imaginary line, and looked down and out and up as if he were gazing at the pit of the orchestra beneath him, across at the body of the house, and up into the galleries.
*The author of the diary and the diary itself are, of course, imaginary.
 
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