real number
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real number
noun real numbers
- The limit of a convergent sequence of rational numbers, whether the limit is a rational number such as 2, -5, or 2/7 or whether the limit is an irrational number such as the square root of two or the circumference of the circle whose radius is one. Every integer is a real number, but not vice versa.
- A floating-point number. Even if you pass sqrt an integer, it returns a real number.
Opposite: imaginary number
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noun
Opposite: imaginary number
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noun limit of a convergent sequence of rational numbers
| Español | número real |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 실수 silsu |
| 日本語 | 実数 jissū |
| 中文 | 實數 /实数 shíshù |
| हिन्दी | वास्तविक संख्या vāstavik saṅkhyā |
| Português | número real |
| Français | nombre réel |
| Deutsch | reelle Zahl |
| Italiano | numero reale |
| Ελληνικά | πραγματικός αριθμός pragmatikós arithmós |
| Română | număr real |
| Русский | вещественное число́ veščestvennoje čisló, действительное число́ dejstvitelʹnoje čisló |
| Tiếng Việt | số thực |
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