noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
Used as a no-adjective in mathematical contexts, modifying nouns like 数 (number), 関数 (function), 平面 (plane).
複素数の計算は難しい。
Calculations with complex numbers are difficult.
noun
complex number
Abbreviation of 複素数 (complex number). Common in technical writing.
この方程式の解は複素である。
The solution to this equation is a complex number.