1 The Real Number System The rational numbers are beautiful, but are not big enough for various purposes, and the set R of real numbers was constructed in the late nineteenth century, as a kind of an envelope of Q. (Mor - Archimedean property - Document - PDFSEARCH.IO

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	1 The Real Number System The rational numbers are beautiful, but are not big enough for various purposes, and the set R of real numbers was constructed in the late nineteenth century, as a kind of an envelope of Q. (Mor Add to Reading List Document Date: 2010-10-01 12:25:51 Open Document File Size: 46,56 KB Share Result on Facebook ProvinceOrState British Columbia / / SocialTag Real algebraic geometry Elementary mathematics Construction of the real numbers Constructivism Archimedean property Number system Axiom Linear continuum Real number Mathematics

1 The Real Number System The rational numbers are beautiful, but are not big enough for various purposes, and the set R of real numbers was constructed in the late nineteenth century, as a kind of an envelope of Q. (MorAdd to Reading List