Podcast
Questions and Answers
What is the set of real numbers denoted as in mathematics?
What is the set of real numbers denoted as in mathematics?
The set of real numbers is denoted as R or $\mathbb{R}$.
What distinguishes real numbers from imaginary numbers?
What distinguishes real numbers from imaginary numbers?
The adjective real distinguishes real numbers from imaginary numbers, such as the square roots of -1.
What type of numbers are included in the real numbers?
What type of numbers are included in the real numbers?
The real numbers include rational numbers, such as integers and fractions, as well as irrational numbers.
How are real numbers fundamental in calculus?
How are real numbers fundamental in calculus?
Signup and view all the answers
What does it mean for a number to be continuous in the context of real numbers?
What does it mean for a number to be continuous in the context of real numbers?
Signup and view all the answers