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	<legacy_id>1</legacy_id>
	<term>real number</term>
	<definition><p>A positive or <glossary tag="negative">negative</glossary> number in the real number system; any number. Examples of real numbers include 22.3, -12, 2839.99999, and pi.</p>
<p></p>
<p>A computer representation of a real number is called a floating-point number.</p></definition>
	<categories>
	 	<category>Math, Logic, &amp; Dates</category>
	</categories>
	<synonyms>
	 	<synonym>real numbers</synonym>
	 	<synonym>real number's</synonym>
	 	<synonym>real numbers'</synonym>
	 	<synonym>real number</synonym>
	 	<synonym>floating-point number</synonym>
	 	<synonym>floating-point numbers</synonym>
	 	<synonym>floating-point number's</synonym>
	 	<synonym>floating-point numbers'</synonym>
	</synonyms>
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