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From Wikipedia: > In mathematics, a real number is a value of a continuous quantity that can represent a distance along a line That's the intuitive definition
by Aicy 5y ago
From Wikipedia:
> In mathematics, a real number is a value of a continuous quantity that can represent a distance along a line
That's the intuitive definition that makes the most sense to me.
- jtimdwyer 5y agoNow define distance :)
- zsmi 5y agoDon't forget "continuous" and "line". :)
- jtimdwyer 5y agoTwo historically trick ones!
- Aicy 5y agoYou can make this argument on literally any definition - you have to start with something. So dictionary.com says the defintion of distance is: > the extent or amount of space between two things, points, lines, etc. That works for me. I think it makes sense to start with something physical, in the real world that people - and especially kids, can intuatively understand. Our brains by default understand what distance is. Maybe that's true for numbers as well- and that's ok too.