English

Noun

natural number ‎(plural natural numbers)

1. (mathematics) a member of the set of natural numbers
   1. a positive integer (set of [1, 2, 3, ...])
   2. a non-negative integer (set of [0, 1, 2, 3, ...]).
      • 2007, Mark Bridger, REAL ANALYSIS: A Constructive Approach, Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons, page 3:

        A careful derivation of the arithmetic properties of the natural numbers , using induction, was done by G. Peano (1858–1932). It is a lot of fun, but we will not pursue any of it here.

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See also

• counting number
• integer
• natural numbers
• number
• whole number