This document discusses different types of real numbers including natural numbers, integers, rational numbers, and irrational numbers. It defines each set of numbers and provides examples. The key points are:
- Natural numbers are the counting numbers and are denoted by N. Integers include natural numbers and their opposites, denoted by Z.
- Rational numbers are numbers that can be expressed as fractions of integers, denoted by Q. Irrational numbers have non-periodic decimal expressions like√2.
- The set of real numbers R consists of the union of rational numbers and irrational numbers. Real numbers can be represented on a number line.