complex plane
noun
: a plane whose points are identified by means of complex numbers
especially
: argand diagram
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Figuring out where those zeros are located on the complex plane is one of the most interesting questions in mathematics.
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Jordana Cepelewicz, WIRED, 4 Aug. 2024
Points will bounce around the complex plane in certain ways.
—Quanta Magazine, 26 Jan. 2024
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Jordana Cepelewicz, WIRED, 4 Aug. 2024
Points will bounce around the complex plane in certain ways.
—Quanta Magazine, 26 Jan. 2024
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“Complex plane.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/complex%20plane. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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