Some things that look like they describe numbers do not: "The solution to #x+3=x+8#" is not a number. (There is no solution to the equation.) #0/0# is not a number so it is not a real number. In mathematics in general #0^0# is not a number (Some branches give a definition for it.) infinity is not a number (not a real number and not a complex ... More @Wikipedia
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