Imaginary
Encyclopedia
Imaginary can refer to:
- Imaginary (sociology)Imaginary (sociology)The imaginary, or social imaginary is the set of values, institutions, laws, and symbols common to a particular social group and the corresponding society....
, a concept in sociology - Imaginary numberImaginary numberAn imaginary number is any number whose square is a real number less than zero. When any real number is squared, the result is never negative, but the square of an imaginary number is always negative...
, a concept in mathematics - Imaginary timeImaginary timeImaginary time is a concept derived from quantum mechanics and is essential in connecting quantum mechanics with statistical mechanics.- In quantum mechanics :...
, a concept in physics - ImaginationImaginationImagination, also called the faculty of imagining, is the ability of forming mental images, sensations and concepts, in a moment when they are not perceived through sight, hearing or other senses...
, a mental faculty - Object of the mindObject of the mindAn object of the mind is an object which exists in the imagination, but which, in the real world, can only be represented or modeled. Some such objects are mathematical abstractions, literary concepts, or fictional scenarios....
, an object of the imagination - Imaginary friendImaginary friendImaginary friends and imaginary companions are a psychological and social phenomenon where a friendship or other interpersonal relationship takes place in the imagination rather than external physical reality. Imaginary friends are fictional characters created for improvisational role-playing. They...
- Imaginary RecordsImaginary RecordsImaginary Records was an independent record label based in Heywood, Lancashire, England, which specialised mainly in indie rock and post-punk. It was created and owned by Alan Duffy, known for his lyrical contributions to Porcupine Tree's first two albums, On the Sunday of Life and Up the...
, a record label
The arts
- "Imaginary" (song), a song by Evanescence
- The Imaginary (Sartre)The Imaginary (Sartre)The Imaginary, first published in French in 1940, is one of Jean-Paul Sartre's important but often-overlooked works. It lays out Sartre's concepts of the imagination and what it says about the nature of human consciousness that we can imagine at all....
, a philosophical work by Jean-Paul Sartre - Imaginary (exhibition)Imaginary (exhibition)Imaginary is an interactive traveling exhibition by the Mathematischen Forschungsinstituts Oberwolfach created for the Year of Mathematics 2008 in Germany...
, a mathematical art exhibition by the Mathematisches Forschungsinstitut OberwolfachMathematisches Forschungsinstitut OberwolfachThe Mathematical Research Institute of Oberwolfach in Oberwolfach, Germany, was founded by mathematician Wilhelm Süss in 1944...
See also
- The Imaginary (disambiguation)
- Imagination (disambiguation)Imagination (disambiguation)Imagination is the process of producing mental images.Imagination may also refer to:-Albums:*Imagination *Imagination *Imagination...
- Imagine (disambiguation)