de Moivre number

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English

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Etymology

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Named after Abraham de Moivre (1667–1754), French mathematician.

Noun

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de Moivre number (plural de Moivre numbers)

  1. (mathematics) Any of several complex numbers that are coordinates of the vertices of a regular polygon of unit radius

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