The comparing and ordering of numbers is referred to as factorization. Numbers are factored into certain multiples such that the resolution of the entity into the factors when multiplied together will give the original entity.
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Yes, if you are comparing the number to itself.
Sure thing, honey. When ordering decimals from greatest to least, you start by looking at the whole numbers before the decimal point. If they're the same, you move on to the tenths place, then the hundredths place, and so on. It's like lining up your ducks in a row, but with numbers. Easy peasy, lemon squeezy.
Real numbers are compared by distance from zero That means converting numbers to decimals to determine which number is greater and putting these decimals in order from least to greatest or ordering the corresponding real numbers. I posted a link as an example.
Only if you are comparing a number to itself. The GCF and LCM of 10 and 10 is 10.
They are used for working out equations where the numbers you are working with are not physically possible, but we just imagine they are, such as the square root of a negative number In engineering, especially Electrical Engineering, using complex numbers to represent signals (rather than sines and/or cosines) make comparing and working with signals easier.