real number

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Synonymsreal number,floating-point number
RelatedGlossary: negative
Description

A positive or negative number in the real number system; any number. Examples of real numbers include 22.3, -12, 2839.99999, and pi.

A computer representation of a real number is called a floating-point number.

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