Real Number Definition (Illustrated Mathematics Dictionary)

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The type of number we normally use, such as 1, 15.82, −0.1, 3/4, etc.

Positive or negative, large or small, whole numbers, fractions or decimal numbers are all Real Numbers.

They are called "Real Numbers" because they are not Imaginary Numbers.

See: Imaginary Number, Decimal Number, Fraction, Negative Real Numbers Copyright © 2025 Rod Pierce

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