Definition:Complex Plane/Also known as
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Complex Plane: Also known as
Some sources refer to the complex plane as an Argand plane, for Jean-Robert Argand.
It is also sometimes known as a Gauss plane, or Gaussian plane, for Carl Friedrich Gauss.
As it is now recognised that neither Gauss nor Argand had precedence over the concept of plotting complex numbers on the cartesian plane, the more neutral term complex plane is usually preferred nowadays.
Sources
- 1968: Murray R. Spiegel: Mathematical Handbook of Formulas and Tables ... (previous) ... (next): $6$: Graph of a Complex Number