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What is a real number?

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    Let's introduce some Mathematical Statements and the [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantifier_(logic)]quantifiers[/url] before diving into math deeply.
    ∀ - "for each", "for all"
    ∃ - "there exists some"
    ⇒ - "result" or "​conclusion"
    ⇔ - "equivalence"
    def - "definition"
    : - "such that"
    Examples:

    ∀ a>0 ∃ x>0 : x²=a
    Translation of this expression into human language looks like
    for each a>0 there exists some x>0 such that x²=a
    Let's consider some real numbers a>0:
    1)a=4 then x=√4=2
    2)a=2 then x=√2
    3)a=0.5 then x=√0.5
    ................
    these statements will be true for any real number a>0 which you can pick up

    a>b>0 ⇒ a² > b²
    Let's consider some real numbers a>b>0:
    1)a=3,b=2
    3>2 ⇒ 9>4
    2)a=5.2,b=4
    5.2>4 ⇒ 5.2²>16
    ..............

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      Axioms for the Real numbers
      The algebraic axioms

      a+b=b+a a·b=b·a
      (a+b)+c=a+(b+c) (a·b)·c=a·(b·c)
      a+0=a a·1=a
      ∀ a ∃ (−a) : a + (−a) = 0 ∀ a ≠ 0 ∃ aˉ¹ : a · aˉ¹ = 1

      We can rewrite algebraic axioms as one mathematics statement:
      a · (b + c) = a · b + a · c

      The order axioms
      a > b , b > c ⇒ a > c

      a > b ⇒ ∀ c, a + c > b + c a > 0, b > 0 ⇒ a · b > 0
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