"real number" meaning in English

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Noun

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  1. (mathematics) 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. Categories (topical): Mathematics, Numbers Translations (limit of a convergent sequence of rational numbers): reële getal (Afrikaans), իրական թիվ (irakan tʻiv) (Armenian), nombre real [masculine] (Catalan), 實數 (Chinese Mandarin), 实数 (shíshù) (Chinese Mandarin), reálné číslo [neuter] (Czech), reelt tal [neuter] (Danish), reëel getal [neuter] (Dutch), reela nombro (Esperanto), reaaliluku (Finnish), nombre réel [masculine] (French), ნამდვილი რიცხვი (namdvili ricxvi) (Georgian), reelle Zahl [feminine] (German), πραγματικός αριθμός (pragmatikós arithmós) [masculine] (Greek), valós szám (Hungarian), rauntala [feminine] (Icelandic), réaduimhir [feminine] (Irish), numero reale [masculine] (Italian), 実数 (jissū) (alt: じっすう) (Japanese), нақты сан (naqty san) (Kazakh), ចំនួនពិត (cɑmnuən pɨt) (Khmer), reāls skaitlis [masculine] (Latvian), tau tūturu (Maori), reelt tall [neuter] (Norwegian), liczba rzeczywista [feminine] (Polish), número real [masculine] (Portuguese), număr real [neuter] (Romanian), вещественное число́ (veščestvennoje čisló) [neuter] (Russian), действительное число́ (dejstvitelʹnoje čisló) (Russian), реaлни брой [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), realni broj [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), número real [masculine] (Spanish), reellt tal [neuter] (Swedish), bilang na tunay (Tagalog), వాస్తవ సంఖ్య (vāstava saṅkhya) (Telugu), gerçek sayı (Turkish), reel sayı (Turkish), gerçel sayı (Turkish), số thực (alt: 數實) (Vietnamese), rhif real [masculine] (Welsh)
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  2. (computing) A floating-point number. Categories (topical): Computing, Numbers Hypernyms: complex number Hyponyms: rational number, irrational number Derived forms: real number line, real number system Related terms: hyperreal number, imaginary number, surreal number, transfinite number
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