How to Use complex number in a Sentence

complex number

noun

• The result is a snappy and complex number that seems anything but ad hoc.
  — Rand Richards Cooper, courant.com, 15 Nov. 2019
• The complex plane is a way of graphing complex numbers, which have two parts: real and imaginary.
  — Jordana Cepelewicz, Quanta Magazine, 9 Mar. 2023
• Infinite-Degree Maps Start with a function, or f, defined in terms of a complex number, or z.
  — Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 24 Apr. 2021
• Her joyous and complicated routine split the judges – some felt the timing fell off during the complex numbers.
  — Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 12 Nov. 2019
• Beneath Jones’ balancing act is a complex numbers game that has vexed Alabama Democrats for decades.
  — Kim Chandler, The Seattle Times, 9 Dec. 2017
• Our February Insights puzzle sent readers on a treasure hunt based on complex numbers.
  — Quanta Magazine, 22 Mar. 2019
• Because a curve is a one-dimensional object that is defined in terms of complex numbers, each of its points can also be written as a pair of real numbers, rather than one complex number.
  — Jordana Cepelewicz, Quanta Magazine, 25 Aug. 2022
• The most common version of quantum theory relies on complex numbers.
  — Marc-Olivier Renou, Scientific American, 13 Mar. 2023
• Beneath Jones’ biracial and bipartisan balancing act is a complex numbers game that has vexed Alabama Democrats for decades.
  — Washington Post, 10 Dec. 2017
• In other words, the vast majority of real and complex numbers are transcendental.
  — Quanta Magazine, 27 June 2023
• The first of these problems can be solved by classical or coordinate geometry, but the complex number solution is simpler (go figure!).
  — Quanta Magazine, 14 Feb. 2019
• Those who need only a computer and an internet connection to run simulations or crunch complex numbers continued their work from home.
  — Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2020
• Physical properties, such as the speed of a particle or its position, correspond to tables of complex numbers called operators.
  — Marc-Olivier Renou, Scientific American, 13 Mar. 2023
• Actually, the drunken driver and the triple murderer were only a few points apart on their risk assessment score, a complex number system Idaho and other states use to classify prisoners as minimum-, medium- or maximum-security risks.
  — Rebecca Boone, idahostatesman, 15 Mar. 2018
• Actually, the drunken driver and the triple murderer were only a few points apart on their risk-assessment score, a complex number system Idaho and other states use to classify prisoners as minimum-, medium- or maximum-security risks.
  — Rebecca Boone, The Seattle Times, 15 Mar. 2018
• Before the 20th century all such operations with complex numbers were simply considered a mathematical trick.
  — Marc-Olivier Renou, Scientific American, 13 Mar. 2023
• Many complex numbers are the root of some polynomial with integer coefficients; mathematicians call these numbers algebraic.
  — Quanta Magazine, 27 June 2023

Last Updated: 24 Jul 2024