复数 (fù shù) — (linguistics) plural (form indicating more than one); (mathematics) complex number
Definition
Two unrelated senses share this word: in linguistics it means 'plural' (e.g. 复数形式 'plural form'); in mathematics it means 'complex number'. Context makes which is meant clear.
noun
(linguistics) plural (form indicating more than one)(mathematics) complex number
Examples
- 复数，""复数。Hàn yǔ de míng cí běn shēn méi yǒu fù shù biàn huà, tōng cháng yòng " men " biǎo shì fù shù.Chinese nouns themselves don't have plural changes; usually "men" is used to indicate plurality.
- 复数。Lǎo shī zài hēi bǎn shàng xiě xià le yí gè fù shù gōng shì.The teacher wrote a complex number formula on the blackboard.
- 复数3，2。Zhè ge fù shù de shí bù shì 3, xū bù shì 2.The real part of this complex number is 3 and the imaginary part is 2.
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