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complex conjugate

n.
Either one of a pair of complex numbers whose real parts are identical and whose imaginary parts differ only in sign; for example, 6 + 4i and 6 - 4i are complex conjugates.
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complex conjugate

n
(Mathematics) maths the complex number whose imaginary part is the negative of that of a given complex number, the real parts of both numbers being equal: a ib is the complex conjugate of a +ib.
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Noun1.complex conjugate - either of two complex numbers whose real parts are identical and whose imaginary parts differ only in sign
complex number, complex quantity, imaginary, imaginary number - (mathematics) a number of the form a+bi where a and b are real numbers and i is the square root of -1
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Now by Hurwitz's Root Theorem all zeros of [[DELTA].sub.[epsilon]](z) in this domain including the complex conjugate will be in [[union].sup.n(k)-1.sub.j=1] [O.sub.j] for [epsilon] sufficiently small and by number equal to the number of the real zeros of [C.sub.[sigma]](z) - f(z) in [k[pi]/[sigma], (k + 1)[pi]/[sigma]], counting multiplicities.
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has six roots [[xi].sub.3] = [[xi].sup.N.sub.3] ([omega], [[xi].sub.[alpha]]), N = [+ or -] 1, 2, 3, [alpha] = 1, 2, which may either be real or occur in complex conjugate pairs.
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We particularly study the case k = 2, for which we characterize the boundary of the region in the complex plane contained in W (A), where pairs of complex conjugate Ritz values are located.
the complex conjugate of the inverse matrix of the positive definite Hermitian matrix A.
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