natural number

One of the set of positive whole numbers; a positive integer.

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natural number

(Mathematics) any of the numbers 0,1,2,3,4,… that can be used to count the members of a set; the non-negative integers

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nat′ural num′ber

a positive integer or zero.

[1755–65]

natural number

A positive integer.

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Noun

natural number - the number 1 and any other number obtained by adding 1 to it repeatedly

number - a concept of quantity involving zero and units; "every number has a unique position in the sequence"

Translations

přirozené číslo

φυσικός αριθμός

luonnollinen luku

természetes szám

正数自然数非負数

número natural

naturligt tal

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