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Data type approximating a real number
A real data type is a data type used in a computer program to represent an approximation of a real number. Because the real numbers are not countable, computers cannot represent them exactly using a finite amount of information. Most often, a computer will use a rational approximation to a real number. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: Real data typeA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: Effectiveness of Nusinersen in Type 1, 2 and 3 Spinal Muscular Atrophy: Croatian Real-World DataInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: FreakonomicsThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Nusinersen in type 1 spinal muscular atrophy: Twelve‐month real‐world dataCited 113 times
- Go sideways: Decimal data typeA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Computer number formatA closely related topic
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🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Nusinersen in type 1 spinal muscular atrophy: Twelve‐month real‐world data
Identifying crash type propensity using real-time traffic data on freeways
Using Accelerometer and GPS Data for Real-Life Physical Activity Type Detection
Comparison of fracture risk between type 1 and type 2 diabetes: a comprehensive real-world data
Fuzzy rule extraction from ID3-type decision trees for real data
Closed-Loop Insulin Therapy in Older Adults with Type 1 Diabetes: Real-World Data
Real-Time Data-Driven Detection of the Rock-Type Alteration During a Directional Drilling
An abstract data type for real numbers
🆕 Influential since 2022
Effectiveness of Nusinersen in Type 1, 2 and 3 Spinal Muscular Atrophy: Croatian Real-World Data
Physician- and patient-reported outcomes by hereditary angioedema type: Data from a real-world study
Incidence of Diabetic Retinopathy in Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes: A Study Using Real-World Data
Time trends of cardiovascular risk management in type 1 diabetes - nationwide analyses of real-life data
Glycemic Outcomes and Feature Set Engagement Among Real-Time Continuous Glucose Monitoring Users With Type 1 or Non–Insulin-Treated Type 2 Diabetes: Retrospective Analysis of Real-World Data
📚 Books worth reading
FreakonomicsSteven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner · 2005
Real TimeRegis McKenna · 1991
Formal methods for real-time and probabilistic systemsARTS'99 (Conference) (1999 Bamberg, Germany) · 1999
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