Real number

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1 English 1.1 Noun 1.1.1 Translations 1.2 See also

English

Noun

real number (plural real numbers)

1. (mathematics) An element of the real numbers.

   Every integer is a real number, but not vice versa.

2. (computing) A floating-point number.

   Even if you pass sqrt an integer, it returns a real number.

Translations

element of the real numbers

Chinese: 实数 Dutch: reëel getal n French: réel m, nombre réel m Finnish: reaaliluku

Swedish: reell , reellt tal

floating-point number See floating-point number

See also

• hyperreal number
• imaginary number
• surreal number