complex
Algebra
(adjective)
a number, of the form
Biology
Examples of complex in the following topics:
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Roots of Complex Numbers
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Exponentials With Complex Arguments: Euler's Formula
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Trigonometry and Complex Numbers: De Moivre's Theorem
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Complex Logarithms
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Complex Conjugates and Division
- The complex conjugate of x + yi is x - yi, and the division of two complex numbers can be defined using the complex conjugate.
- The complex conjugate of the complex number z = x + yi is defined as x - yi.
- The reciprocal of a nonzero complex number $z = x + yi$ is given by
- The division of two complex numbers is defined in terms of complex multiplication (described above) and real division.
- Practice dividing complex numbers by multiplying both the numerator and denominator by the complex conjugate of the denominator
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Introduction to Complex Numbers
- Complex numbers extend the idea of the one-dimensional number line to the two-dimensional complex plane by using the horizontal axis for the real part and the vertical axis for the imaginary part.
- The complex number $a+bi$ can be identified with the point $(a,b)$.
- Thus, for example, complex number $-2+3i$ would be associated with the point $(-2,3)$ and would be plotted in the complex plane as shown below.
- A complex number whose real part is zero is said to be purely imaginary, whereas a complex number whose imaginary part is zero is a real number.
- The complex number $-2+3i$ is plotted in the complex plane, $2$ to the left on the real axis, and $3$ up on the imaginary axis.
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Reactions of Coordination Compounds
- In chemistry, a coordination or metal complex consists of an atom or ion (usually metallic) and a surrounding array of bound molecules or anions known as ligands or complexing agents.
- Many metal-containing compounds consist of coordination complexes.
- These complexes are called chelate complexes, the formation of which is called chelation, complexation, and coordination.
- Such labile complexes can be quite stable thermodynamically.
- This complex, PtCl2(NH3)2, is an anti-tumor drug and an example of a coordination complex.
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More complex organic molecules and life
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What Happens When a Function Has a Complex Argument?
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Immune Complex Autoimmune Reactions
- An immune complex is formed from the integral binding of an antibody to a soluble antigen and can function as an epitope.
- An immune complex is formed from the integral binding of an antibody to a soluble antigen.
- Immune complexes may cause disease when they are deposited in organs, e.g. in certain forms of vasculitis.
- Type III hypersensitivity reactions are immune complex-mediated.
- An immune complex is formed from the integral binding of an antibody to a soluble antigen.