Number Classification
Number Classification
REAL Numbers
Any number that is not a square root (or EVEN root) of a negative number .
Numbers
Rational Numbers
5 Any number, when in decimal for, ends or has a repeating pattern.
2
8 Integers Irrational
7 Any WHOLE number or its opposite (negative).
3
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5 -19 When divided by the denominator, it
-5 Whole Numbers
Any number that is...well...WHOLE. No negative - no fraction.
produces a never ending decimal number with
NO repeating pattern.
0 19
2 Natural
Whole counting numbers starting at 1.
179
1, 2, 3, 4, 5...
Undefined or
NOT real
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Remember: *Note:
Whole: Positive numbers - no fractions A complex Number is just two numbers added together (a Real and an
Imaginary Number).
Integers: Whole numbers and their opposites (negatives).
Complex does not mean complicated. It means the two types of numbers,
Rational: Can be written as a ratio (fraction). In decimal form real and imaginary, together form a complex, just like you might have a
it TERMINATES (ends) or has a repeating pattern. building complex.