[Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #53013] Comparison of complex values 2

[Rik]

Follow-up Comment #2, bug #53013 (project octave):

Expanding on comment #1:

A complex value Z can be represented in several forms with the obvious ones
being Cartesian (x + iy) or polar (Ae^{i theta}).  When Matlab and Octave
compare complex numbers they use the polar representation.  Hence it is
natural to first compare by magnitude (A) and only if necessary consider the
phase angle theta.

This is different from comparing a real value which uses the Cartesian
representation and only considers 'x'.

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