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Single Idea 14439

[filed under theme 6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 3. Nature of Numbers / j. Complex numbers ]

Full Idea

A complex number may be regarded and defined as simply an ordered couple of real numbers

Gist of Idea

A complex number is simply an ordered couple of real numbers

Source

Bertrand Russell (Introduction to Mathematical Philosophy [1919], VII)

Book Ref

Russell,Bertrand: 'Introduction to Mathematical Philosophy' [George Allen and Unwin 1975], p.75