Imaginary \Im*ag"i*na*ry\, a. [L. imaginarius: cf. F. imaginaire.]

Existing only in imagination or fancy; not real; fancied; visionary; ideal. [1913 Webster]

Wilt thou add to all the griefs I suffer Imaginary ills and fancied tortures? --Addison. [1913 Webster]

Imaginary calculus See under Calculus.

Imaginary expression or Imaginary quantity (Alg.), an algebraic expression which involves the impossible operation of taking the square root of a negative quantity; as, [root]-9, a + b [root]-1.

Imaginary points, lines, surfaces, etc. (Geom.), points, lines, surfaces, etc., imagined to exist, although by reason of certain changes of a figure they have in fact ceased to have a real existence.

Syn: Ideal; fanciful; chimerical; visionary; fancied; unreal; illusive. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

Imaginary \Im*ag"i*na*ry\, n. (Alg.) An imaginary expression or quantity. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

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Source: Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
 

imaginary adj : not based on fact; dubious; "the falsehood about some fanciful secret treaties"- F.D.Roosevelt; "a small child's imaginary friends"; "her imagined fame"; "to create a notional world for oneself" [syn: fanciful, imagined, notional]

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

Imaginary \Im*ag"i*na*ry\, a. [L. imaginarius: cf. F. imaginaire.]

Existing only in imagination or fancy; not real; fancied; visionary; ideal.

Wilt thou add to all the griefs I suffer Imaginary ills and fancied tortures? --Addison.

Imaginary calculus See under Calculus.

Imaginary expression or quantity (Alg.), an algebraic expression which involves the impossible operation of taking the square root of a negative quantity; as, [root]-9, a + b [root]-1.

Imaginary points, lines, surfaces, etc. (Geom.), points, lines, surfaces, etc., imagined to exist, although by reason of certain changes of a figure they have in fact ceased to have a real existence.

Syn: Ideal; fanciful; chimerical; visionary; fancied; unreal; illusive.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Imaginary \Im*ag"i*na*ry\, n. (Alg.) An imaginary expression or quantity.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)