Definition:Real Number/Real Number Line/Ordering

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Definition

Consider the real number line:

RealNumberLine.png


The usual ordering on $\R$ is implemented on the real number line as:

$a > b$ if and only if $a$ is to the right of $b$
$a < b$ if and only if $a$ is to the left of $b$.


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