"not real, existing only in fancy," late 14c., ymaginaire, from imagine + -ary; or else from Late Latin imaginarius "seeming, fancied," also literal, "pertaining to an image,& [..]

/ɪˈmæʤəˌneri/ Brit /ɪˈmæʤənri/ adjective imaginary /ɪˈmæʤəˌneri/ Brit /ɪˈmæʤənri/ adjective Learner's definition of IMAGINARY : not real : existing only in your mind or imagination The two gr [..]

complex number: (mathematics) a number of the form a+bi where a and b are real numbers and i is the square root of -1 fanciful: not based on fact; unreal; "the falsehood about some fancif [..]

something you think of that is not real

adj. Fancied.

a preverbal/verbal stage in which a child (around 6-18 months of age) begins to develop a sense of separateness from her mother as well as other people and objects; however, the child's sense of [..]

I use imaginary by reference to Lacan’s use of the term. In Lacan it is always one of three inter-related terms, the other two being the Symbolic and the Real. The capitals indicate the difference fro [..]

(n) (mathematics) a number of the form a+bi where a and b are real numbers and i is the square root of -1(adj) not based on fact; unreal

see social imaginary

Numbers with negative squares. S-1 is the base of such numbers.

existing only in the imagination. ''She isn't real, she's imaginary.'' * Addison *: Wilt thou add to all the griefs I suffer / Imaginary ills and fancied tortures? (mathematics) of a number, h [..]

Associated with the work of Lacan and the processes of subject (self) formation. A realm of images in which we make identifications. However, in the process of identification we are also led to misrec [..]