单词	number line
释义	number line noun : a line of infinite extent whose points correspond to the real numbers according to their distance in a positive or negative direction from a point arbitrarily taken as zero Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web Also, in the contemplation of the number line, which embodies both the infinitely small and the infinitely large. Alec Wilkinson, The New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2022 As the atoms of arithmetic, prime numbers have always occupied a special place on the number line. Quanta Magazine, 6 June 2022 In this way, primitive sets might comprise a hefty chunk of the number line. Quanta Magazine, 6 June 2022 Their paper shows the non-surprising result that playing a game on a number line improves preschoolers’ performance on a task of approximating the position of a number on the line. James Freeman, WSJ, 3 May 2022 If the Riemann hypothesis is true, the Riemann zeta function explains how primes are distributed on the number line. Kevin Hartnett, Quanta Magazine, 13 Jan. 2022 Real numbers are all the continuous numbers from the number line. Gabriel A. Silva, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2021 Those groups can also be given a preview of the next topic, such as learning about decimals by doing an activity on a number line, to boost their confidence moving forward. al, 25 Aug. 2021 Take the real numbers — all the infinitely many tick marks on the number line. Quanta Magazine, 10 June 2021 See More Word History First Known Use 1956, in the meaning defined above Kids Definition number line noun : a line in which points are matched to numbers
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