Meaning

2 senses
  1. 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 real number can be regarded abstractly as an equivalence class of Cauchy sequences of real numbers.ᵂᴾ

    reelle Zahl

    вещественное число́veščestvennoje čisló, действительное число́dejstvitelʹnoje čisló

    any rational or irrational number

  2. A floating-point number.

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

Examples

18 sentences
  1. Tom didn't give Mary his real telephone number.

    ruТом не дал Мэри свой настоящий номер телефона. — odexed

  2. The real number is close to double that.

    deDie tatsächliche Anzahl liegt ungefähr beim Doppelten davon. — brauchinet

  3. Is this a real number?

    Це дійсне число? — deniko

  4. The set of real numbers is uncountable.

    Множина дійсних чисел є незліченною. — deniko

    deDie Menge der reellen Zahlen ist nicht abzählbar. — MUIRIEL

  5. I bet that's not even Mary's real phone number.

Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
limit of a convergent sequence of rational numbers:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
limit of a convergent sequence of rational numbers:

Forms

plural: real numbers
Singularreal number
Pluralreal numbers

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • any rational or irrational number:real-n

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

4 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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