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
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Now studies show that the concept of zero is processed in similar ways to many numbers and can be situated along a mental number line.
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Michaela Maya-Mrschtik, Scientific American, 21 Oct. 2024
No longer a placeholder, the digit acquired a value and found its place on the number line, before 1.
—Quanta Magazine, 18 Oct. 2024
For example, the set {2, 4, 8, 16, …}, in which each number doubles the one before it, is so spread out along the number line that it’s said to make up 0 percent of the whole numbers.
—Leila Sloman, WIRED, 1 Sep. 2024
Predicting exactly where the next prime will show up on the number line is challenging, but describing the cumulative abundance of primes over large intervals is surprisingly straightforward.
—Byzack Savitsky, science.org, 29 July 2024
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Michaela Maya-Mrschtik, Scientific American, 21 Oct. 2024
No longer a placeholder, the digit acquired a value and found its place on the number line, before 1.
—Quanta Magazine, 18 Oct. 2024
For example, the set {2, 4, 8, 16, …}, in which each number doubles the one before it, is so spread out along the number line that it’s said to make up 0 percent of the whole numbers.
—Leila Sloman, WIRED, 1 Sep. 2024
Predicting exactly where the next prime will show up on the number line is challenging, but describing the cumulative abundance of primes over large intervals is surprisingly straightforward.
—Byzack Savitsky, science.org, 29 July 2024
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“Number line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/number%20line. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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