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.....and don't get me started on Complex Numbers

A Complex Numbers is a combination of a real number and an imaginary number in the form a + bi. The real part is a, and b is called the imaginary part.

Examples include 4 + 6i, 2 + (-5)i, (often written as 2 - 5i), 3.2 + 0i, and 0 + 2i.

Note the last two examples:

3.2 + 0i is just the real number 3.2. All real numbers are complex numbers with zero for the imaginary part.

0 + 2i is just the imaginary number 2i. All imaginary numbers are complex numbers with zero for the real part.