26 Numerics library [numerics]

26.4 Complex numbers [complex.numbers]

26.4.2 Class template complex [complex]

namespace std {
  template<class T>
  class complex {
  public:
    typedef T value_type;

    complex(const T& re = T(), const T& im = T());
    complex(const complex&);
    template<class X> complex(const complex<X>&);

    T real() const;
    void real(T);
    T imag() const;
    void imag(T);

    complex<T>& operator= (const T&);
    complex<T>& operator+=(const T&);
    complex<T>& operator-=(const T&);
    complex<T>& operator*=(const T&);
    complex<T>& operator/=(const T&);

    complex& operator=(const complex&);
    template<class X> complex<T>& operator= (const complex<X>&);
    template<class X> complex<T>& operator+=(const complex<X>&);
    template<class X> complex<T>& operator-=(const complex<X>&);
    template<class X> complex<T>& operator*=(const complex<X>&);
    template<class X> complex<T>& operator/=(const complex<X>&);
  };
}

The class complex describes an object that can store the Cartesian components, real() and imag(), of a complex number.