real number

Summary

real number is a type of number^[1]. It ranks in the top 10% of type_of_number entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (996 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• real number's instance of is recorded as type of number^[3].
• real number is a type of complex number^[4].
• real number is a type of number^[5].
• real number is part of set of real numbers^[6].
• real number is part of real line^[7].
• real number's Commons category is recorded as Real numbers^[8].
• real number is the opposite of complex number^[9].
• real number is the opposite of imaginary number^[10].
• real number's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Real numbers^[11].
• real number's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[12].
• real number's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://math.stackexchange.com/tags/real-numbers^[13].
• real number's different from is recorded as set of real numbers^[14].
• real number's studied by is recorded as theory of real numbers^[15].
• real number's disjoint union of is recorded as list of values as qualifiers^[16].
• real number's disjoint union of is recorded as list of values as qualifiers^[17].
• real number's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4^[18].
• real number's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics^[19].

Body

Definition and Type

real number's instance of is recorded as type of number^[3]. Recorded subclass of include complex number^[4] and number^[5]. Recorded opposite of include complex number^[9] and imaginary number^[10].

Use and Application

Part of include set of real numbers^[6], a set of numbers^[20] and real line^[7], an Euclidean space^[21].

Why It Matters

real number ranks in the top 10% of type_of_number entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (996 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[22] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[23]