Definition:Above (Number)

This page is about above in the context of numbers. For other uses, see above.

Definition

In the context of numbers, above means greater than.

Note that this applies to:

the natural numbers $\N$

the integers $\Z$

the rational numbers $\Q$

the real numbers $\R$

but specifically not the complex numbers $\C$ because the complex numbers do not have a usual ordering.

Also see

• Definition:Below (Number)

• Definition:Limit from Above

Sources

• 1989: Ephraim J. Borowski and Jonathan M. Borwein: Dictionary of Mathematics ... (previous) ... (next): above
• 2014: Christopher Clapham and James Nicholson: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics (5th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): above
• 2021: Richard Earl and James Nicholson: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics (6th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): above