Question

what is meant by real numbers

Answer 1

The real numbers include all the rational numbers, such as the integer −5 and the fraction 4/3, and all the irrational numbers, such as √2 (1.41421356..., the square root of 2, an irrational algebraic number). Included within the irrationals are the transcendental numbers, such as π (3.14159265...).

Answer 2

Real numbers are numbers which consists of irrational numbers and rational numbers
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