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Natural numbers
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English
Noun
the natural numbers
- (mathematics) The set of non-negative integers, ie, the set {0, 1, 2, 3, ...}; more precisely, the set, denoted N, being the smallest such that:
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, and
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Translation
- Chinese: 自然数 (ziranshu)
- Italian: numero naturale m
- Japanese: 自然数 (しぜんすう, shizensu)
- Portuguese: números naturais
Related terms
- set
- natural number
- inductive definition
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