Definition:Complex Number/Complex Plane/Real Axis
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Definition
Let the set $\C$ of complex number be expressed as an ordered pairs on the complex plane.
Complex numbers of the form $\tuple {x, 0}$, being wholly real, appear as points on the $x$-axis.
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Sources
- 1957: Tom M. Apostol: Mathematical Analysis ... (previous) ... (next): Chapter $1$: The Real and Complex Number Systems: $\text{1-4}$: Geometrical representation of real numbers
- 1960: Walter Ledermann: Complex Numbers ... (previous) ... (next): $\S 2$. Geometrical Representations
- 1981: Murray R. Spiegel: Theory and Problems of Complex Variables (SI ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): $1$: Complex Numbers: Graphical Representation of Complex Numbers