Number Classifications

  1. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6...
    • Natural Numbers
    • (Hint: whole numbers not including zero; no negatives)
  2. 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5...
    • Whole Numbers
    • (Hint: natural numbers plus zero)
  3. -3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3
    • Integers
    • (Hint: positive and negative whole numbers)
  4. 2/1, 0.6, 3/10, 2.957
    • Rational Numbers
    • (Hint: numbers that can be expressed as a division of integers - think "ratio")
  5. π, √2, -√3, 9.472365, ∊
    • Irrational Numbers
    • (Hint: cannot be written as a simple fraction of decimal)
  6. π, 23, 5/7, -4, 3.76, √7
    • Real Numbers
    • (Hint: all numbers on the number line; everything except i)
  7. i, 5i, -i/2, 3i/4
    • Imaginary Numbers
    • (Includes imaginary numbers i.e. i, and numbers that are the sum of a real and imaginary part i.e. 5i)
Author
HamSammie
ID
360489
Card Set
Number Classifications
Description
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