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Noun

The complex numbers extended with the number ∞; the complex plane (representation of the complex numbers as a Euclidean plane) extended with a single idealised point at infinity and consequently homeomorphic to a sphere in 3-dimensional Euclidean space.

See Also

sphere riemann surface euclidean space complex plane complex projective line infinity euclidean plane stereographic projection

Related Terms

sphere riemann surface euclidean space complex plane complex projective line infinity euclidean plane stereographic projection homeomorphic extended complex plane euclidean complex manifold unit sphere argand plane complex numbers extended complex numbers belyi's theorem

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