Submitted by ProfessionalAd7023 t3_yige6j in explainlikeimfive
mousicle t1_iuipj7r wrote
The numbers we can "easily" plot on a number line are the constructible numbers, those that the ancient greeks worked with that can be made with a ruler and a compass. The constructible numbers are a tiny tiny subset of all the real numbers. Being able to be esily found on a numberline is not part of the definition of a Real number. All the Real numbers are there on the numberline but being able to easily find them has nothing to do with being Real.
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