Why do we need to distinguish between rational and irrational numbers? What’s the importance of knowing where they fall between the two?

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Why do we need to distinguish between rational and irrational numbers? What’s the importance of knowing where they fall between the two?

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Most people don’t need to know, any more than they need to know e, √-1, or the prime factors of some large number. But these things are fundamental to mathematics if you want to go further than balancing your cheque book or totting up your bills.

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