real(R), \nrational, (Q,can be written as a fraction with a nonzero denominator, can have a finite number of digits or can have repeating decimals only if it repeats a finite sequence of digits [like 1.2024242424...)\nirrational, ([no symbol], cannot be written as a fraction, like pi, e, and sqrt(2), that either does not end or end in a repeating pattern.\nnatural, (N,positive whole numbers) \nintegers (Z, positive and negative whole numbers, and zero)
propeties of integers: set Z is closed under addition,multiiplication, and subtraction
example of proving a set is not closed under an operation: natural numbers are not closed under subtraction, as they can result in a negative number (an integer)
all sqrts of natural numbers are irrational, other than perfect squares