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natural number
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natural number
any of the numbers 0,1,2,3,4,… that can be used to count the members of a set; the nonnegative integers
natural number [′nach·rəl ′nəm·bər]
(mathematics)
One of the integers 1, 2, 3, ….
(mathematics)natural number - An integer greater than or equal to zero. A natural number is an isomorphism class of a finite set.
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He introduces the basic number systems of mathematics: natural numbers, integers, rational numbers, real numbers, and complex numbers.
Number systems and the foundations of analysis. (reprint, 1973) by SciTech Book News
By looking at a few examples you can start to see how Gauss's idea works (see right) You can check a few more natural numbers to see how the pattern continues, but you can not check them all
Top Class: DR MATHS by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England)
[FIGURE 1 OMITTED] To illustrate his method for obtaining the primes, write down all the natural numbers in rows of six, finishing wherever you like.
Prime numbers by de Mestre, Neville / Australian Mathematics Teacher
 
 
 
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