Irrational-number Sentence Examples

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  • We therefore take a third step, and obtain theoretical continuity by considering that every point on the line, if it does not represent a rational number, represents something which may be called an irrational number.

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  • In mathematical terminology, 1.62 is an irrational number because its properties don't conform to rational number expectations.

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  • An example of an irrational number in mathematics, the Golden Ratio is a constant that represents a ratio of two quantities and how they relate to one another.

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  • Examples of Irrational Numbers

    An irrational number cannot be expressed as a ratio between two numbers and it cannot be written as a simple fraction because there is not a finite number of numbers when written as a decimal. Instead, the numbers in the decimal would go on forever, without repeating.

  • Rational Number Examples and Definition

    Rational numbers are those numbers that can be expressed as a quotient (the result in a regular division equation) or in the format of a simple fraction. Even if you express the resulting number not as a fraction and it repeats infinitely, it can still be a rational number. Zero is a rational number.

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