complex variable

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complex
adjective
uk
/ˈkɒm.pleks/
us
/kɑːmˈpleks/
involving a lot of different but ...
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variable
noun[C]
uk
/ˈveə.ri.ə.bəl/
us
/ˈver.i.ə.bəl/
a number, amount, or situation that ...
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(Definition ofcomplexandvariablefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This approach is clearly possible in any number of space dimensions; acomplexvariableapproach necessarily limits the dimension to two.
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As a consequence, both problems lend themselves tocomplexvariable(conformal mapping) methods of solution.
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There the authors also use generating functions andcomplexvariablearguments to convert the problem to a standard boundary value problem.
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In onecomplexvariable, there is a sufficient understanding of such special geometry.
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I constructed a morecomplexvariablethat was the sum of the church density of each denomination multiplied by that denomination's percentage share of attendances.
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This is a function of acomplexvariabledetermined by the lengths of periodic orbits for the suspended flow.
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These indefinites introduce not a simple, but acomplexvariable.
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A theoretical solution is developed completely with the help of conformal transformations andcomplexvariabletechniques.
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The linear stability analysis of these solutions is presented using ourcomplexvariableformulation, which is found to be the most efficient method.
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They characterized the (two-dimensional) generating function of the steady state queue length probabilities in terms of a meromorphic function of a singlecomplexvariable.
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However, life satisfaction has proven to be acomplexvariablewith often contradictory results.
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Our aim is to formulate a more generalcomplexvariableapproach.
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We begin by relating the models for the two flows tocomplexvariabletheory.
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Morecomplexvariablemotifs are also seen at positions 100-114, where 2 modules of amino acids follow each other, with 2 related variations of each module observed.
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If there are two or more singularities, for existingcomplexvariablemethods to apply they must be allowed to move even if momentum conservation is automatic.
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As many complex analytic maps are contractions (with respect to hyperbolic metrics) it is natural to focus on analyticity, and we begin by considering analytic functions of onecomplexvariable.
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