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Surreal Numbers Surreal numbers are an extraordinary number system that extends beyond the familiar real numbers to include infinite and infinitesimal values. Developed by mathematician John Horton Conway and popularized by computer scientist Donald Knuth, they provide a universal framework for numbers, allowing for rigorous arithmetic with quantities both infinitely large and infinitesimally small.
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