Real number

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I am not yet sure how to define real numbers. Many irrational numbers (e.g. and ) are in fact valid concepts, but the standard definition of the reals involves infinite nonsense.

Examples

Any fraction.

Any algebraic number like .

Pi

e

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The Euler-Mascheroni constant