>Irrational numbers occupy the vast, vast majority of space on a number line—so vast, in fact, that if you were to pick a number on the number line at random, there is literally a 100 percent chance that it will be irrational.*
The asterisk at the end doesn't seem to lead to an actual footnote. What is meant by this? That irrational numbers are more than 99.5% of all numbers and so it rounds to 100%?
The asterisk at the end doesn't seem to lead to an actual footnote. What is meant by this? That irrational numbers are more than 99.5% of all numbers and so it rounds to 100%?