May 16, 2011
#899: Number Line explain
[Number line ranging from −1 to 10.]
[Arrow pointing left, towards negative numbers] Negative “imitator” numbers (do not use)
[Line right before the number one] 0.99… (actually 0.0000000372 less than 1)
[Line at the golden ratio.] Φ Parthenon; sunflowers; golden ratio; wait, come back, I have facts!
[Line at a region between two and 2.2] forbidden region
[Line at Euler’s number.] e
[Line a bit before 3] 2.9299372 (e and pi, observed)
[Line at π.] π
[Line at 3.5 with ᛟ as the numeral] Gird – accepted as canon by orthodox mathematicians
[Line a bit after 4.] site of battle of 4.108
[Blob between 4.5 and 6.5 labeled unexplored.]
[Line at seven.] Number indicating a factoid is made up (“every 7 years…”, “science says there are 7…”, etc)
[Line at eight.] Largest even prime
[Line at 8.75.] If you encounter a number higher than this, you’re not doing real math