Describe the structure of the Real Number System, defining each type of number which it comprises and making clear the relationship between them.
Title: Describe the structure of the Real Number System, defining each type of number which it comprises and making clear the relationship between them.
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Describe the structure of the Real Number System, defining each type of number which it comprises and making clear the relationship between them.
Category: /Science & Technology/Mathematics
Details: Words: 1924 | Pages: 7 (approximately 235 words/page)
The first numbers that we are introduced to from an early age are 1, 2, 3, 4 etc.
These are called the 'Natural numbers', and can be placed on a number line from 1
to infinity. The natural numbers, in order, are always 1 whole number larger or
smaller than the next.
When we add or subtract the natural numbers the answer is always a natural
number. If we use subtraction or division however, we would without any other
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