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In a number line representation, the real numbers correspond to all the points on a geometric line. The distance between any two points on a line is a real number.
In a number line representation, the real numbers correspond to all the points on a geometric line. The distance between any two points on a line is a real number.
In computer programming, some computer languages such as FORTRAN include a ''real'' data type that is intended to represent real numbers.<ref>In reality, the actual values the computer uses are very-high-precision fractions which only approximate real numbers</ref>
The real numbers include within them all of these other kinds of numbers:
The real numbers include within them all of these other kinds of numbers: