imaginary vs pure imaginary number

imaginary and pure imaginary number both are nouns.

imaginary is an adjective but pure imaginary number is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
imaginary	Yes	Yes	No	No
pure imaginary number	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, pure imaginary number is a hyponym of imaginary; that is, pure imaginary number is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than imaginary:

imaginary: (mathematics) a number of the form a+bi where a and b are real numbers and i is the square root of -1
pure imaginary number: an imaginary number of the form a+bi where a is 0

Other hyponyms of imaginary include complex conjugate, real, real number.

imaginary (noun)	pure imaginary number (noun)
(mathematics) a number of the form a+bi where a and b are real numbers and i is the square root of -1	an imaginary number of the form a+bi where a is 0

imaginary (adjective)	pure imaginary number (adjective)
not based on fact; existing only in the imagination

imaginary vs pure imaginary number

imaginary and pure imaginary number both are nouns.

imaginary is an adjective but pure imaginary number is not an adjective.

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