What is the use/need of complex numbers in real life if they are imaginary?
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“Imaginary” is kind of a bad name for them, and many mathematicians will agree here. A much better name would be “complex numbers” or “2-dimensional numbers”.
[A Visual, Intuitive Guide to Imaginary Numbers | Better Explained](https://betterexplained.com/articles/a-visual-intuitive-guide-to-imaginary-numbers/)
[Imaginary Numbers are Real | Welch Labs (Youtube playlist)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T647CGsuOVU&list=PLiaHhY2iBX9g6KIvZ_703G3KJXapKkNaF)
[Intro to Complex Numbers | Khan Academy](https://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra2/x2ec2f6f830c9fb89:complex/x2ec2f6f830c9fb89:complex-num/v/complex-number-intro)
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