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total order of real numbers |
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | overview |
Real numbers can be compared (on the real line)
with the order relation.
For
we define
Positive real numbers are denoted by
Real numbers are complete with respect to the
order relation.
This means that for every
bounded set of real numbers there exists a least upper bound
(supremum) and a greatest lower bound (infimum) in
.
see also:
automatically generated 6/11/2007 |