Dedekind cut

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(German ˈdedəˌkɪnt)

1. (Mathematics) a method of according the same status to irrational and rational numbers, devised by Julius Wilhelm Dedekind (1831-1916)

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a) Dedekind cuts whose purpose is to provide a sound logical foundation for the real number system.

We can, moreover, construct other kinds of numbers, for instance, non-rational real numbers with the help of Dedekind cuts.

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