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The Extended Real Numbers#

Definition: The Extended Real Numbers

The extended real numbers are the union of the real numbers with the set containing the symbols \(-\infty\) and \(+\infty\):

\[ \mathbb{R} \cup \{-\infty, +\infty\} \]

Notation

\[ \overline{\mathbb{R}} \qquad [-\infty;+\infty] \qquad \mathbb{R} \cup \{-\infty, +\infty\} \]

Operations#