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Reaalnumbrimaailmas is a term used to describe the world of real numbers in mathematics. It denotes the system of real numbers, equipped with the usual addition and multiplication and the standard order, forming a complete ordered field. The real numbers encompass both rational numbers (fractions) and irrational numbers (numbers that cannot be expressed as a simple fraction).

The real numbers can be constructed in several equivalent ways, such as through Dedekind cuts or via Cauchy sequences of rational numbers. This construction underpins the real number line, where every real number corresponds to a unique point on the line. The real numbers are closed under addition and multiplication, are totally ordered, and exhibit completeness: every nonempty set that is bounded above has a least upper bound (supremum). Important properties include the density of rationals and the presence of irrational numbers, which together form a continuum with no gaps.

In relation to other number systems, the real numbers constitute a subfield of the complex numbers, and every real number can be viewed as a complex number with zero imaginary part. The real numbers serve as the standard framework for analysis, topology, and applied disciplines, supporting concepts such as limits, continuity, integration, and differentiation.

Applications of the real-number world span mathematics, physics, engineering, economics, and statistics, where measurement, modeling, and quantitative reasoning rely on real-valued quantities. The historical development in the 19th century, including the work of Cantor, Dedekind, and Weierstrass, established a rigorous foundation for real analysis by grounding calculus in the properties of the real number system.