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Talk:Real number

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Revision as of 22:36, 24 June 2006 by ComplexZeta (Talk | contribs)
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The definition of a real number that's there currently is far from anything rigorous or mathematically meaningful. Dedekind cuts or Cauchy sequences must be used to make the idea mathematically sound. I can do this some other time if no one else gets to it first. --ComplexZeta 18:36, 24 June 2006 (EDT)

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