Describe the structure of the Real Number System, defining each type of number which it comprises and making clear the relationship between them.

Date Submitted: 12/27/2003 23:23:01
Category: / Science & Technology / Mathematics
Length: 7 pages (1924 words)
The first numbers that we are introduced to from an early age are 1, 2, 3, 4 etc. These are called the 'Natural numbers', and can be placed on a number line from 1 to infinity. The natural numbers, in order, are always 1 whole number larger or smaller than the next. When we add or subtract the natural numbers the answer is always a natural number. If we use subtraction or division however, we would without any other system, not …
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