How Do Different Categories of Numbers Compare To Each Other?

How Do Different Categories of Numbers Compare To Each Other?

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There are a bunch of different categories of numbers such as the rational numbers, the natural numbers, and the integers, just to name a few. See how they all relate to one another by watching this tutorial!

Keywords:

  • definition
  • number categories
  • category
  • categories
  • types
  • number types
  • real
  • irrational
  • rational
  • integers
  • whole numbers
  • natural numbers

Background Tutorials

  • Rational Number Definitions

      • What's a Rational Number?What's a Rational Number?

      What's a Rational Number?

      There are lots of different kind of numbers that you should know about, and that includes rational numbers. Check out the tutorial!

  • Real Number Definitions

      • What's an Irrational Number?What's an Irrational Number?

      What's an Irrational Number?

      Is an irrational number just a way to describe a number that's lost its mind? Not really. :) An irrational number is simply a number that cannot be written as a fraction. Check out the definition, learn an important property of these special numbers, and take a look at some examples of irrational numbers.

      • What's a Real Number?What's a Real Number?

      What's a Real Number?

      Real numbers are numbers that can be found on the number line. This includes both the rational and irrational numbers. This tutorial explains real numbers and gives some great examples. Take a look!

  • Working with Integers

      • What's an Integer?What's an Integer?

      What's an Integer?

      There are lots of different kinds of numbers that you'll come across in algebra, and a lot of these kinds of numbers are related to each other. Before you learn how they are related, you've got to learn about them separately, and in this tutorial you'll how to define integers :)

  • Types of Numbers

      • What are Natural and Whole Numbers?What are Natural and Whole Numbers?

      What are Natural and Whole Numbers?

      The natural numbers are also called the counting numbers. The whole numbers are almost exactly as the natural numbers the same except for one small difference! Watch this tutorial and learn the difference between natural and whole numbers.