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2014 | OriginalPaper | Chapter
2. Numbers
Author : Professor Emeritus John Vince, MTech, PhD, DSc, CEng, FBCS
Published in: Mathematics for Computer Graphics
Publisher: Springer London
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Abstract
Numbers are at the heart of mathematics. Some, like prime numbers, are enigmatic, and defy all attempts to predict their arrival; while others, like integers, are well behaved, and can be counted on! This chapter revises some basic ideas about numbers and how we refer to them in the context of mathematics for computer graphics. In particular, I include: natural, prime, integer, rational, irrational, real, imaginary and complex numbers. I also provide a short description on set notation, and our positional number system.