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Meanings of imaginary part in English

Russian
im
Portuguese
parte imaginária
Spanish
parte imaginaria

Function from the complex numbers to the reals that maps a+bi to b, where a and b are real.

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      The part of a complex number that has the square root of -1 as a factor.

            Usage of imaginary part in English
            1
            The asymmetry arises due to the imaginary part of the interference of the two-photon exchange amplitude with that of single-photon exchange.
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            2
            "I shall certainly be content to have the imaginary part," I replied.
            Off-Hand Sketches, a Little Dashed with Humor
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