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It looks like it was most likely Rafael Bombelli in 1572, from what I can find. I've posted a related link to a Wikipedia article. Wikipedia should not be your sole source of information, but it's a starting point.
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How did imaginary numbers get their name?
Rene Descartes came up with the word imaginary in 1637 to describe them. It was a derogatory term. He (and many other mathematicians of that age) did not like imaginary numbers. Many people didn't believe in them, because they were not real.
What is the math term for a number a variable or a product of numbers and variables?
Term- a number, a variable, or a product of numbers and variables.
What is the term for numbers formatted with a decimal point?
The set of real numbers.
What is the term for numbers with more than two factors?
Composite numbers are the numbers that have more than two factors.
What is the Nth term formula for rectangular numbers?
There is no such formula. Rectangular numbers are composite numbers and there is no known formula that will generate either composite numbers or prime numbers.
How did imaginary numbers get their name?
Rene Descartes came up with the word imaginary in 1637 to describe them. It was a derogatory term. He (and many other mathematicians of that age) did not like imaginary numbers. Many people didn't believe in them, because they were not real.
What term is used to describe an imaginary line that divides the globe into the eastern and western hemispheres?
the equator
What is the meaning of the term complex numbers?
Complex numbers are numbers of the a + bi where a and b are real number and i is the imaginary square root of -1.
What is the term used to describe numbers that can only make 1 array?
They are prime numbers.
Which term did British prime minister Winston churchill use to describe the imaginary barrier separating communist countries from democracies?
Iron Curtain
What are complex or imaginary numbers?
An imaginary number is a number, which when squared, gives a negative real number. Any positive or negative real number, when squared, will give a positive real number. Imaginary numbers were originally conceived (around the 1500's) to provide solutions to equations which required there be a solution to the square root of a negative real number. Originally, that was the only purpose that they served, so they were given the term imaginary. The imaginary numbers were shown to be graphically at a 90° angle to real numbers. Complex numbers are the combination of real and imaginary numbers, and can be plotted graphically on a complex plane, just like you would plot x and y coordinates on a regular 2-dimensional plane.Through the work of Euler in the 1700's and others, a relationship between imaginary numbers and the behavior of waves and oscillating motion was worked out. See related link for some interesting information about imaginary and complex numbers.
Who discovered complex numbers in mathematics?
That's difficult to say. Rafael Bombelli defined an imaginary number in 1572, but Rene Descartes actually gave the term imaginary. Nobody seemed to have much use for them until the work of Euler and Gauss in the 1700's and 1800's. This information I got from the Wikipedia article on Imaginary Numbers.
Which term did British prime minister Winston Churchill use to describe the imaginary wall separating communist countries from democracies?
The Iron Curtain. He used the term in a speech in Fulton Missouri in 1946.
What term can be used to describe anything that uses binary numbers?
Digital
What term is used to describe integers that are less than 10?
"Single digit numbers".
The term social scientists use to describe the power of a first impression to influence subsequent perceptions is?
The term social scientists use to describe the power of a first impression to influence subsequent perceptions is?
What does Term mean when using square and triangle numbers?
Each term is a square or triangular number. In the context of the sequence of square numbers, the first term is the first square number, the second term is the second square number and so on.
