real number

Synonyms:

real

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dot product, inner product, scalar product

a real number (a scalar) that is the product of two vectors

rational, rational number

an integer or a fraction

irrational, irrational number

a real number that cannot be expressed as a rational number

transcendental number

an irrational number that is not algebraic

algebraic number

root of an algebraic equation with rational coefficients

fraction

the quotient of two rational numbers

Type of:

complex number, complex quantity, imaginary, imaginary number

(mathematics) a number of the form a+bi where a and b are real numbers and i is the square root of -1