Talk:Complex conjugate
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"imaginary" could mean pure imaginary... ...and "complex" does not negate "real". Real roots do not come by pairs. So we're on a par. A better idea ? --FvdP
hmmm.... I've always seen them called them "real roots" vs. "complex roots" (in UK terminology at least). I suppose we could say "non-real", but it sounds clunky. -- Tarquin 00:10 Jan 31, 2003 (UTC)
you may be right about "complex"... it's been a time. (But yet, outside of that "root" context "complex" does not entail "non-real".) I wrote "outside of the real line", more pedestrian but less clunky. Perhaps is the whole think not worth the fuss, either. Too late ;-) --FvdP 00:14 Jan 31, 2003 (UTC)
Asterisks versus overlines
The article should probably be converted from asterisk notation (a*) to overline notation (<math>\overline{a}<math>) to avoid confusion with the conjugate transpose. I haven't seen anything but conjugation use overline notation, has anyone else? -FunnyMan 18:02, Oct 23, 2004 (UTC)
I strongly second this proposal: overline is the standard notation in complex analysis and geometry.--FpWl 18:18, 29 Apr 2005 (UTC)