number

number, entity describing the magnitude or position of a mathematical object or extensions of these concepts.

Sections in this article:

• Introduction
• The Algebraic and Transcendental Numbers
• The Complex Numbers
• The Real Numbers
• The Integers and Rational Numbers
• The Natural Numbers

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