nonstandard numbers
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nonstandard numbers
(′nän′stan·dərd ′nəm·bərz)
(mathematics) A generalization of the real numbers to include infinitesimal and infinite quantities by considering equivalence classes of infinite sequences of numbers. Also known as hyperreal numbers.
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