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| − | The natural numbers, denoted by the set <math>\mathbb{N}</math>, is itself a subset of the | + | The natural numbers, denoted by the set <math>\mathbb{N}</math>, is itself a subset of the [[integer]]s <math>\displaystyle\mathbb{Z}</math>, which is a subset of the reals, <math>\mathbb{R}</math>. The natural numbers can be defined as ''every integer greater than or equal to 1''. Don't confuse this with the whole numbers, starting at 0. |
Revision as of 17:35, 19 June 2006
The natural numbers, denoted by the set 
, is itself a subset of the integers 
, which is a subset of the reals, 
. The natural numbers can be defined as every integer greater than or equal to 1. Don't confuse this with the whole numbers, starting at 0.
