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number line definition

number line

Math. a straight line, theoretically extending to infinity in both positive and negative directions from zero, that shows the relative order of the real numbers

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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