MATH0801 Study Guide - Final Guide: Notation3, Set Notation, Unit Circle
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The real numbers are numbers that can be expressed as decimals. The real numbers can represented as points on the real number line. (the set of real numbers has no holes ) The set of all real numbers is denoted . One useful property of the real numbers is that they are ordered. That is, for any two real numbers a and b, exactly one of the following is true: (i) (ii) (iii) Definition: a set is a collection of objects called elements. If s is a set, a s means that a is an element of s ; similarly a s means a is not an element of s . Sets of numbers: the real numbers, the integers, the natural numbers, the rational numbers, the irrational numbers: In set notation, curly brackets {} indicate we are talking about a set.