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complex conjugate

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Of a complex number x, the complex number ◌̅x formed by changing the sign of the imaginary part: The complex conjugate of a + bi is a - bi.

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Topics: mathematics, sciences

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noun

Meaning 2

either of two complex numbers whose real parts are identical and whose imaginary parts differ only in sign

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: complex number, complex quantity, imaginary number, imaginary

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Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مُرَافِق (murāfiq) — mathematics: number formed by changing the sign of the imaginary part of a complex number
  • Arabic: مُرَادِف (murādif) — mathematics: number formed by changing the sign of the imaginary part of a complex number
  • Bulgarian: комплексно спрегнато (kompleksno spregnato) — mathematics: number formed by changing the sign of the imaginary part of a complex number
  • Chinese Mandarin: 共軛複數 /共轭复数 (gòng'è fùshù) — mathematics: number formed by changing the sign of the imaginary part of a complex number
  • Finnish: kompleksikonjugaatti — mathematics: number formed by changing the sign of the imaginary part of a complex number
  • Finnish: liittoluku — mathematics: number formed by changing the sign of the imaginary part of a complex number
  • German: komplex Konjugierte — mathematics: number formed by changing the sign of the imaginary part of a complex number
  • Hungarian: komplex konjugált — mathematics: number formed by changing the sign of the imaginary part of a complex number
  • Icelandic: samok — mathematics: number formed by changing the sign of the imaginary part of a complex number
  • Icelandic: samoka tala — mathematics: number formed by changing the sign of the imaginary part of a complex number
  • Icelandic: samoka tvinntala — mathematics: number formed by changing the sign of the imaginary part of a complex number
  • Japanese: 共役複素数 (kyouyaku hukusosuu) — mathematics: number formed by changing the sign of the imaginary part of a complex number
  • Khmer: កុំផ្លិចឆ្លាស់ (komphləcchlah) — mathematics: number formed by changing the sign of the imaginary part of a complex number
  • Polish: sprzężenie (zespolone) — mathematics: number formed by changing the sign of the imaginary part of a complex number
  • Polish: liczba sprzężona — mathematics: number formed by changing the sign of the imaginary part of a complex number
  • Spanish: conjugado complejo — mathematics: number formed by changing the sign of the imaginary part of a complex number
  • Swedish: komplexkonjugat — mathematics: number formed by changing the sign of the imaginary part of a complex number