Complex Numbers

Basically a new branch of mathematics was created around this special number (or concept), and now imaginary numbers are used in numerical and mathematical applications. Combining a real number with an imaginary number forms a single entity known as a complex number. A complex number is any ordered pair of floating point real numbers (x, y) denoted by x + y j where x is the real part and y is the imaginary part of a complex number.

Here are some facts about Python’s support of complex numbers:

Imaginary numbers by themselves are not supported in Python
Complex numbers are made up of real and imaginary parts
Syntax for a complex number: real+imag j
Both real and imaginary components are floating point values
Imaginary part is suffixed with letter “J” lowercase ( j) or upper (J)
The following are examples of complex numbers:

64.375+1j 4.23-8.5j 0.23-8.55j 1.23`e-045+6.7e+089j
6.23+1.5j -1.23-875J 0+1j9.80665-8. 31441J -.0224+0j

Complex Number Built-in Attributes

The data attributes are the real and imaginary components of the complex number object they belong to. Complex numbers also have a method attribute which can be invoked, returning the complex conjugate of the object.

>>> aComplex = -8.333-1.47j
>>> aComplex
>>> aComplex.real
>>> aComplex.imag
>>> aComplex.conjugate()

Complex Number Attributes

Attribute Description
num.real real component of complex number num
num.imag imaginary component of complex number num
num. conjugate() returns complex conjugate of num