real variable

[ ree-uhl, reel ]

/ ˈri əl, ril /

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noun Mathematics.

a variable to which only real numbers are assigned as values.

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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.

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