Archimedean property

noun

A property of the set of real numbers, that for any real number there is always a natural number greater than that real number.

Meanings

nounArchimedean property (plural Archimedean properties)

plural Archimedean properties

  1. mathematical analysisA property of the set of real numbers, that for any real number there is always a natural number greater than that real number.

Translations

Portuguese propriedade arquimediana
  • propriedade arquimedianathe property that there is always a natural number greater than any real number
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