Argument
From Encyclopedia of Mathematics
The argument of a function is the variable (also called the independent variable) on which the value of the function depends.
The argument of a complex number , represented in the plane by the point with coordinates
and
, is the angle
of the radius vector
of this point with the
-axis.
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Argument. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Argument&oldid=33396
Argument. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Argument&oldid=33396