Real Number
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A real number is a number corresponding to a point on the real number line.
Real number is a middle school-level concept. It is listed in the California State Standards for Grade 7.
Prerequisites
| Field: | A field is a ring in which every nonzero element has a multiplicative inverse. The real numbers and the complex numbers are both fields. |
| Rational Number: | A rational number is a real number that can be written as a quotient of two integers. |
| Real Number: | A real number is a number corresponding to a point on the real number line. |