English-Swedish translations for real number

• reellt tal ett
• reella tal

Definition of real number

• 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
• A floating-point number

Examples

• Every integer is a real number, but not vice versa.
• Even if you pass sqrt an integer, it returns a real number.

Related words

• real numbers
• surreal number
• real number line
• set of real numbers
• binary real number