xū​shù

imaginary number

  • created reference approved 虚数/虛數 → 复数/複數 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    虚数 / 虛數 xū​shù

    复数 / 複數 fù​shù

    see

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  • created reference approved 虚数/虛數 → 纯虚数/純虛數 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    虚数 / 虛數 xū​shù

    纯虚数 / 純虛數 chún​xū​shù

    see

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  • created sense approved 虚数/虛數 · xū​shù · imaginary number — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    虚数 / 虛數

    xū​shù

    imaginary number

    In mathematics, the square root of a negative number; any number that is not a real number.

    虚 (literal) → 虚/虛 · xū · false 数 (literal) → 数/數 · shù · mathematical value

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  • created sense approved 虚数/虛數 · xū​shù · unreliable figure — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    虚数 / 虛數

    xū​shù

    unreliable figure

    An untrue or inflated number; a count that does not reflect reality.

    虚 (literal) → 虚/虛 · xū · false 数 (literal) → 数/數 · shù · number

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  • created sense approved 虚数/虛數 · xū​shù · figurative number — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    虚数 / 虛數

    xū​shù

    figurative number

    A number used in literature or common idioms to represent 'many' or 'several' rather than a precise count, such as the use of 'nine' in 'nine lives'.

    虚 (literal) → 虚/虛 · xū · false 数 (literal) → 数/數 · shù · number

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense