Relating to the line generally graduated at the integer points but representing the entire real number system, increasing from left to right.
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Why can't we have a third number line for dividing by zero?
Originally, taking the square root of a negative number wasn't possible, but then Rafael Bombelli added an imaginary number axis to allow that. Why, then, is there no 3rd dimensional number line to allow division by 0? If there was, you could create…
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What is the reasoning behind this way to determine the accuracy of a drawn number line?
Say I have a very large piece of paper, and I draw a number line on it. The integers are marked $10^{18}$ meters apart. The drawing instrument can make lines $10^{-7}$ meters thick. The book I'm reading says we can only distinguish between two…
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Number Line and Number Representation
While observing the typical number representation theory I came up with this weird observation. While we represent the higher order of exponents towards the right side of the number line representing numbers we follow opposite, i.e., higher order…
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How to find the midpoint between 2 point in the number-circle?
There is a number circle numbered from 0..N and have 2 points in the circle, where I need to find the middle point between 2 points on the circle where the the middle point will be on the circle and the distance should be minimal. In the below image…
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