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real line

American  
[ree-uhl, reel] / ˈri əl, ril /

noun

Mathematics.
  1. number line.

  2. the real axis in the complex plane.


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"I think the real line in the sand is 150," added Wakabayashi, who expects diverging monetary policy outlooks in Japan and the United States to continue to push the currency pair higher.

From Reuters May 31, 2023

It’s a real line from a real guy.

From Los Angeles Times May 16, 2023

This wasn’t the real line to get in, just a waypoint for people without an invite.

From The Verge Apr. 14, 2022

For example, the rational numbers within the real line are a null set even though there are infinitely many of them.

From Scientific American Aug. 16, 2021

In the afternoon Sir Colin made a feint to the left of our position for the purpose of diverting the attention of the enemy from the real line of advance.

From Forty-one years in India From Subaltern To Commander-In-Chief by Frederick Sleigh Roberts

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