Numeric is a built-in class on which Fixnum, Bignum, etc., are based. Here some methods are added so that all number types can be treated to some extent as Complex numbers.
See Complex#arg.
# File complex.rb, line 60 def arg if self > 0 || (self == 0 && self.to_s != '-0.0') # This string comparison stuff is gross. Better way? return 0 elsif self.to_f.nan? return self else return Math::PI end end
See Complex#conjugate (short answer: returns self).
# File complex.rb, line 81 def conjugate self end
Returns a Complex number
(0,self)
.
# File complex.rb, line 38 def im Complex(0, self) end
The imaginary part of a complex number, i.e. 0.
# File complex.rb, line 52 def image 0 end
See Complex#polar.
# File complex.rb, line 74 def polar return abs, arg end