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== Chapter 3 Kinds of number in the physical world == | == Chapter 3 Kinds of number in the physical world == | ||
===3.2 The | ===3.1 A pythagorean catastrophe?=== | ||
===3.2 The real number system=== | |||
'''Natural Numbers:''' | '''Natural Numbers:''' | ||
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:Any number that is not the solution to a polynomial with rational coefficients. | :Any number that is not the solution to a polynomial with rational coefficients. | ||
===3.3 Real numbers in the physical world=== | |||
===3.4 Do natural numbers need the physical world?=== | |||
===3.5 Discrete numbers in the physical world=== | |||
== Chapter 4 Magical Complex Numbers == | == Chapter 4 Magical Complex Numbers == | ||