ThmDex – An index of mathematical definitions, results, and conjectures.
▼ Set of symbols
▼ Alphabet
▼ Deduction system
▼ Theory
▼ Zermelo-Fraenkel set theory
▼ Set
▼ Binary cartesian set product
▼ Binary relation
▼ Binary endorelation
▼ Preordering relation
▼ Partial ordering relation
▼ Ordering relation
▼ Ordered set
▼ Dedekind cut
Definition D282
Set of real numbers
Formulation 0
Let $\mathbb{Q}$ be the D368: Set of rational numbers.
The set of basic real numbers is the D11: Set \begin{equation} \mathbb{R} : = \{ x : x \text{ is Dedekind cut in } \mathbb{Q} \} \end{equation}
Also known as
The real number line
Children
▶ D1275: Set of basic numbers
▶ D370: Set of irrational numbers
Results
▶ R4483: Real number is zero iff equal to its reflection