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Gaussian integer

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Also known as complex integer

complex number whose real and imaginary parts are both integers

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Encyclopedic overview

In number theory, a Gaussian integer is a complex number whose real and imaginary parts are both integers. The Gaussian integers, with ordinary addition and multiplication of complex numbers, form an integral domain, usually written as

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