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number line

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A line that graphically represents the real numbers as a series of points whose distance from an origin is proportional to their value

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: mathematics, sciences

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Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: recta numèrica — line that graphically represents the real numbers
  • Chinese Mandarin: 數軸 /数轴 (shùzhóu) — line that graphically represents the real numbers
  • Dutch: getallenlijn — line that graphically represents the real numbers
  • Finnish: lukusuora — line that graphically represents the real numbers
  • French: droite numérique — line that graphically represents the real numbers
  • French: droite graduée — line that graphically represents the real numbers
  • French: droite réelle — line that graphically represents the real numbers
  • German: Zahlenstrahl — line that graphically represents the real numbers
  • Hindi: संख्या रेखा (saṅkhyā rekhā) — line that graphically represents the real numbers
  • Hungarian: számegyenes — line that graphically represents the real numbers
  • Japanese: 数直線 (sūchokusen) — line that graphically represents the real numbers
  • Korean: 수직선 (sujikseon) — line that graphically represents the real numbers
  • Polish: oś liczbowa — line that graphically represents the real numbers
  • Portuguese: linha numérica — line that graphically represents the real numbers
  • Spanish: recta real — line that graphically represents the real numbers
  • Thai: เส้นจํานวน (sên-jam-nuuan) — line that graphically represents the real numbers
  • Turkish: sayı doğrusu — line that graphically represents the real numbers
  • Vietnamese: trục số — line that graphically represents the real numbers