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Which type of number can be used to measure a continuous one-dimensional quantity?
Which type of number can be used to measure a continuous one-dimensional quantity?
- Rational numbers
- Complex numbers
- Real numbers (correct)
- Imaginary numbers
How are real numbers distinguished from imaginary numbers?
How are real numbers distinguished from imaginary numbers?
- By being irrational
- By being transcendental
- By being rational
- By being represented on the number line (correct)
What type of numbers include the rational numbers and the irrational numbers?
What type of numbers include the rational numbers and the irrational numbers?
- Transcendental numbers
- Complex numbers
- Real numbers (correct)
- Algebraic numbers
Which type of numbers can be almost uniquely represented by an infinite decimal expansion?
Which type of numbers can be almost uniquely represented by an infinite decimal expansion?
What is the set of real numbers denoted as?
What is the set of real numbers denoted as?
What are the operations involved in a polynomial?
What are the operations involved in a polynomial?
What does the term 'polynomial' mean?
What does the term 'polynomial' mean?
What does the 'x' in a polynomial commonly refer to?
What does the 'x' in a polynomial commonly refer to?
In what areas of mathematics and science do polynomials appear?
In what areas of mathematics and science do polynomials appear?
What are the roots of the word 'polynomial'?
What are the roots of the word 'polynomial'?
Which of the following is a polynomial with three indeterminates?
Which of the following is a polynomial with three indeterminates?
What is the meaning of the term 'polynomial'?
What is the meaning of the term 'polynomial'?
In what fields do polynomials appear?
In what fields do polynomials appear?
What does the word 'polynomial' mean etymologically?
What does the word 'polynomial' mean etymologically?
What is commonly referred to as an 'indeterminate' in a polynomial?
What is commonly referred to as an 'indeterminate' in a polynomial?
