real line

[ ree-uhl, reel ]

noun

, Mathematics.

1. number line.
2. the real axis in the complex plane.

Example Sentences

Elsner “suggested ‘Zopf’ because of how the numbers twist around the real line and how, in a sense, my life took a similar twisting journey via mathematics,” Havens says.

From Scientific American

"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

It’s a real line from a real guy.

From Los Angeles Times

“No one gets to pick on my brother except for me” is a real line that my sister said while defending me from bullies.

From Los Angeles Times

At this point, I was dozens of pages into Italian pizza regulations and beginning to feel a little underwater in my quest to nail down any kind of real line between "pizza" and "not pizza," which I knew I most likely wouldn't find.

From Salon