complex conjugate

complex conjugate

n.

Either one of a pair of complex numbers whose real parts are identical and whose imaginary parts differ only in sign; for example, 6 + 4i and 6 - 4i are complex conjugates.

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complex conjugate - either of two complex numbers whose real parts are identical and whose imaginary parts differ only in sign complex number, complex quantity, imaginary, imaginary number - (mathematics) a number of the form a+bi where a and b are real numbers and i is the square root of -1