Re: Imaginaries

On 2026-08-01, Steve Hayes wrote:

> Can anyone give me a definition of "imaginaries"?
>
> I've just come across it in a book, and I recall coming across it in a
> book I was editing a couple of years ago. I made enquiries at the
> time, and thought I had made a not ofn it, but could not find my note.
>
> A websearch only brought up somthing about the square root of -1, and
> the contexts in which I have encountered it are not mathematical. 
>
> It seems to be related to concept, conception, construction and
> similar terms, and I would like to know how it differs from them in
> its precise meaning. 
>
> What would be the difference between, for example:
>
> Concepts like X
> and 
> Imaginaries like X


What's the book, and can you give more context? (I'm intrigued.)


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