kasangang bilang

== Tagalog == === Alternative forms === kasang̃ang bilang — obsolete === Etymology === Literally, “number of the same branch”. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kasaˌŋaŋ ˈbilaŋ/ [kɐ.sɐˌŋam ˈbiː.lɐŋ] Rhymes: -ilaŋ Syllabification: ka‧sa‧ngang bi‧lang === Noun === kasangáng bilang (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜐᜅᜅ᜔ ᜊᜒᜎᜅ᜔) (arithmetic, obsolete) numbers with mixed units where the units can be composed of one another [19th–early 20th c.] ==== Usage notes ==== Used to translate Spanish número complejo (“complex number; compound number”) in early 20th century arithmetic books but the concept is different from the modern meaning. Example of the numbers include “12 years, 6 months, 15 days” where the quantities are compatible to perform operations.