number line

noun

A line that graphically represents the real numbers as a series of points whose distance from an origin is proportional to their value

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number ray
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Meanings

nounnumber line (plural number lines)

plural number lines

  1. mathematicsA line that graphically represents the real numbers as a series of points whose distance from an origin is proportional to their value

    Synonyms: number ray

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA line that graphically represents the real numbers as a series of points whose distance from an origin is proportional to their value

Similar
number ray

Translations

Catalan recta numèrica
  • recta numèricaline that graphically represents the real numbers
Chinese Mandarin 數軸 /数轴
  • 數軸 /数轴 (shùzhóu)line that graphically represents the real numbers
Dutch getallenlijn
  • getallenlijnline that graphically represents the real numbers
Finnish lukusuora
  • lukusuoraline that graphically represents the real numbers
French droite numérique, droite graduée
  • droite numériqueline that graphically represents the real numbers
  • droite graduéeline that graphically represents the real numbers
  • droite réelleline that graphically represents the real numbers
German Zahlenstrahl
  • Zahlenstrahlline that graphically represents the real numbers
Hindi संख्या रेखा
  • संख्या रेखा (saṅkhyā rekhā)line that graphically represents the real numbers
Hungarian számegyenes
  • számegyenesline that graphically represents the real numbers
Japanese 数直線
  • 数直線 (sūchokusen)line that graphically represents the real numbers
Korean 수직선
  • 수직선 (sujikseon)line that graphically represents the real numbers
Polish oś liczbowa
  • oś liczbowaline that graphically represents the real numbers
Portuguese linha numérica
  • linha numéricaline that graphically represents the real numbers
Spanish recta real
  • recta realline that graphically represents the real numbers
Thai เส้นจำนวน
  • เส้นจำนวน (sên-jam-nuuan)line that graphically represents the real numbers
Turkish sayı doğrusu
  • sayı doğrusuline that graphically represents the real numbers
Vietnamese trục số
  • trục sốline that graphically represents the real numbers
Cite this entry
APA

number line. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/number%20line

MLA

“number line.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/number%20line. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “number line,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/number%20line.

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